ebonify

English

Etymology

ebony + -ify

Verb

ebonify (third-person singular simple present ebonifes, present participle ebonifying, simple past and past participle ebonified)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, transitive) To render one's speech, mannerisms, or mentality, similar to the African-American manner, sometimes a ghetto one.

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