Ebonics


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Ebonics /ɛˈbɒnɪks/
plural noun [treated as sing.] American black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English.
– origin 1970s: blend of ebony and phonics.
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