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blackface

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Noun

  1. The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
  2. A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
  3. Synonym of boldface.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of blackface.

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