blaccent

UK/ˈblak.sənt/US/ˈblæk.sɛnt/

blaccent noun: an accent characteristic of African-Americans (black Americans).

Noun

blaccent (plural blaccents)

(US) An accent characteristic of African-Americans (black Americans).
- He's black, but doesn't have a trace of a blaccent.2003 January 5, Eric Stewart, “the people's kitchen”, in misc.activism.progressive (Usenet)
- Timberlake has long sought to overcome his whiteness to perfect a "blaccent", as the kids call it these days, and the McDonald's ad campaign explicitly relies on a hiphop idiom.2004 February 19, Ben Zimmer, “Is the slogan grammatical?”, in sci.lang (Usenet)

The sad thing is that for many people, the blaccent connotes lack of intelligence.2009, John McWhorter quoted on, The World:
McClelland notes the existence of various Midwestern “blaccents,” though he doesn’t explore them.)2016 December 4, Jennifer Schuessler, quoting Edward McClelland, “‘How to Speak Midwestern,’ a Heartland Dialect Guide”, in The New York...
Black earnings decrease to the extent that one has a perceptible “blaccent.”2020 July 21, John McWhorter, “The Biases We Hold Against the Way People Speak”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

plural	blaccents
alternative form	blackcent

Blend of black + accent.

What does blaccent mean?: Blaccent means an accent characteristic of African-Americans (black Americans).
How do you use blaccent in a sentence?: The sad thing is that for many people, the blaccent connotes lack of intelligence.
What part of speech is blaccent?: Blaccent is a noun.
How do you pronounce blaccent?: Blaccent is pronounced /ˈblak.sənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of blaccent?: The plural of blaccent is blaccents.

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