Blackface

noun

/ˈblækˌfeɪs/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.

"The Canadian prime minister faced harsh criticism from the news media after several photographs of him wearing blackface surfaced on the internet."

2.nounA sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.

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