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blacked up

blacked up adjective: made to look more racially black (i.e. African-American) in nature. Also the simple past and past participle of black up.

Adjective

blacked up (comparative more blacked up, superlative most blacked up)

  1. (informal) Made to look more racially black (i.e. African-American) in nature.
    • It'd be cool if this film were a little more blacked up.
  2. (dated, offensive) Wearing blackface.

Also used as

blacked up is also the simple past and past participle of black up.

Synonyms of blacked up

Forms of blacked up

comparativemore blacked up
superlativemost blacked up
alternative formblacked-up

Questions about blacked up

What does blacked up mean?
Blacked up means made to look more racially black (i.e. African-American) in nature.
What part of speech is blacked up?
Blacked up is an adjective.

Words near blacked up in the dictionary

  1. blacke saunts
  2. blacke-saint
  3. blacked
  4. blacked in
  5. blacked out
  6. blacked up
  7. blacked-up
  8. blackedy
  9. blackedy-black
  10. blacken
  11. blackened

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