Definitions for Ebonics
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1. African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonicsnoun

   a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States

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1. Ebonicsnoun

   African American Vernacular English.

2. Etymology: . Ebonics was coined by Robert L. Williams in 1973 and first used in his book Ebonics: The True Language of Black Folks.

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1. ebonics

   Ebonics, also known as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), is a dialect, ethnolect, or sociolect of American English, largely spoken by urban-working class and largely bi-dialectal middle-class African Americans. It is a blend of standard English and various African languages and has its own distinctive grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary features. The term "Ebonics" is a blend of the words "ebony" and "phonics," coined in 1973 by African American social psychologist Robert Williams.

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1. Ebonics

   Ebonics is a term that was originally intended to refer to the language of all people descended from enslaved Black Africans, particularly in West Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. Since the 1996 controversy over its use by the Oakland School Board, the term Ebonics has primarily been used to refer to African American Vernacular English, a dialect distinctively different from Standard American English.

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1. ebonics

   Ebonics is a semi-offensive term used to describe the accent and unique terminology of urban African Americans. Ebonics is also a 1998 single by ibs . The lyrics of the song are entirely made up of slang explainations: Check it, my weed smoke is my lye A ki of coke is a pie When Im lifted, Im high With new clothes on, Im fly Cars is whips and sneakers is kicks Money is chips, movies is flicks Also, cribs is homes, jacks is pay phones Cocaine is nose candy, cigarettes is bones A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox Fat diamonds is rocks and jakes is cop And if you got rubbed, you got stuck You got shot, you got bucked And if you got double-crossed, you got fu**ed Your bankroll is your poke, a choke hold is a yoke A kite is a note, a con is a okey doke And if you got punched that mean you got snuffed To clean is to buff, a bull scare is a strong bluff I know you like the way Im freakin it I talk with slang and ima never stop speakin it A burglary is a jook, a woofs a crook Mobb Deep already explained the meanin of shook If you caught a felony, you caught a f If you got killed, you got left If you got the dragon, you got bad breath If you 730, that mean you crazy Hit me on the hip means page me Angel dust is sherm, if you got AIDS, you got the germ If a chick gave you a disease, then you got burned max mean to relax, guns and pistols is gats Condoms is hats, critters is cracks The food you eat is your grub A victims a mark A sweatbox is a small club, your tick is your heart Your apartment is your pad Your old man is your dad The studio is the lab and heated is mad I know you like the way Im freakin it I talk with slang and ima never stop speakin it The iron horse is the train and champagne is bubbly A deuce is a honey thats ugly If your girl is fine, shes a dime A suit is a fine, jewelry is shine If you in love, that mean you blind Genuine is real, a face card is a hundred dollar bill A very hard, long stare is a grill If you sneakin to go see a girl, that mean you creepin Smilin is cheesin, bleedin is leakin Beggin is bummin, if you nuttin you comin Takin orders is sunnin, an ounce of coke is a onion A hotels a telly, a cell phones a celly Jealous is jelly, your food box is your belly To guerrilla mean to use physical force You took a l, you took a loss To show off mean floss, uh I know you like the way Im freakin it I talk with slang and ima never stop speakin it

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Ebonics »

1. bicones

How to pronounce Ebonics?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Ebonics in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ebonics in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ebonics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ebonics
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ebonics
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ebonics
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Ebonics