Ebonics

or e·bon·ics

[ih-bon-iks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

Black English.

Origin of Ebonics

1970–75, Americanism; blend of of ebony and phonics

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Examples from the Web for ebonics

Contemporary Examples of ebonics

This track is so confusing and multi-layered, it would take a team of Mensa members with Ph.D.s in Ebonics to decode.
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British Dictionary definitions for ebonics

ebonics

noun

(functioning as singular) US another name for African-American Vernacular English

Word Origin for ebonics

C20: from ebony + phonics

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Word Origin and History for ebonics

Ebonics

"African-American vernacular English," 1975, as title of a book by U.S. professor R.L. Williams (b.1930); a blend of ebony and phonics.