blackface

Noun

Meaning

the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

brown black property prop brother display dark colored costume make-up makeup black and white boldface whiteface greasepaint
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Antonyms

bleached non-touring

Hypernyms

make-up makeup war paint

Related terms

blackfish blackwash

Phrases with the word

vocal blackface

Examples

I think it is very ironic that most people think that the banjo is a southern white instrument. It came from Africa and even for the first years that white people played banjo they would put on blackface. Bela Fleck

Like, Australians definitely don't walk around dressed up in blackface going, 'Ha-ha.' Chris Lilley

I have a huge issue with blackface. Rachel Dolezal

He's a Ku Klux Klansman in blackface. Mark Williams (radio host)

ABC viewers have turned on Eddie McGuire after his response to Sam Newman’s controversial “blackface” Footy Show stunt. Source: Internet

As my colleague, Samantha Selinger-Morris helpfully pointed out, we shouldn't be worried about men in dresses; we should be worried about men dressing up in Nazi costumes or blackface. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

blackeye bean blackeye pea blackeyed blackfaced blackfacing Blackfalds