ebonifies

Verb

ebonify (third-person singular simple present ebonifies (very rare), present participle ebonifying, simple past and past participle ebonified)

1. (Internet, transitive, uncommon, African-American Vernacular) To adopt or imitate an African-American speech style, mannerisms, or mindset, particularly one associated with an urban vernacular or informal expression.
   • I can only imagine the hoots and laughter of the Aryan Nation crowd when they come across the first official textbook for 'Ebonics' 101; assuming you think all these ebonified English profs at the univ., with obv nothing better to do, would ever dare write such a thing. It's not a language, in...1997 January 10, Mark Johnson, “In Defense of Ebonics!”, in alt.politics.libertarian (Usenet)