blackface
/ˈblækˌfeɪs/ noun C2- The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
- A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
- Synonym of boldface.
Plural blackfaces
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