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blackfacing

blackfacing noun: performance in blackface makeup.

Noun

blackfacing (uncountable)

  1. performance in blackface makeup

Origin of blackfacing

From blackface + -ing.

Questions about blackfacing

What does blackfacing mean?
Blackfacing means performance in blackface makeup.
What part of speech is blackfacing?
Blackfacing is a noun.

Words near blackfacing in the dictionary

  1. blackeyes
  2. blackeys
  3. blackface
  4. blackfaced
  5. blackfaces
  6. blackfacing
  7. Blackfalds
  8. Blackfeet
  9. blackfella
  10. blackfellah
  11. blackfellahs

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