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ebonifying

ebonifying is the present participle of ebonify.

Meaning of ebonify

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)

Questions about ebonifying

What is ebonifying the present participle of?
Ebonifying is the present participle of ebonify.

Words near ebonifying in the dictionary

  1. ebonies
  2. ebonification
  3. ebonified
  4. ebonifies
  5. ebonify
  6. ebonifying
  7. ebonise
  8. ebonised
  9. ebonises
  10. ebonising
  11. ebonist

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