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blackface
noun black·face \ˈblak-ˌfās\
Definition of BLACKFACE
: makeup applied to a performer playing a black person especially in a minstrel show; also : a performer wearing such makeup
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First Known Use of BLACKFACE
1869
Rhymes with BLACKFACE
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