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Ebonics¹
- /iˈbɑnɪks/ US
- /ɪ̈-/ US
- /ɛ-/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnɪks
Where it comes from
Blend of ebony + phonics. Coined by scholars at the Cognitive and Language Development of the Black Child conference in 1973 led by Robert L. Williams and published in his book Ebonics: The True Language of Black Folks (1975). Considered outdated by some.
proper noun ebonics
- African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). Buried among the jargon of the announcement was a mention of a name for AAVE, suggested by a Black scholar in 1975^([sic]) but never adopted by linguists: Ebonics. That word, concocted from ebony (a color term from the name of a dark-colored wood) and phonics (the name of a method for teaching readi
ebonics²
- /iˈbɑnɪks/ US
- /ɪ̈-/ US
- /ɛ-/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnɪks
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Ebonics But with exotic dancers, binge-drinking, tooth-ripping, show tunes, time travel, ebonics and murder, it's an approach not usually seen onstage.
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title = {ebonics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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