blackvoice

English

Etymology

black +‎ voice, modelled on earlier blackface.

Noun

blackvoice (uncountable)

1. The adoption by non-black people of black vocabulary, catchphrases, or speech styles.

   Synonym: vocal blackface

   Coordinate term: digital blackface

   • 2016, Guadalupe Garcia, Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana, page 121:

     In 1838, one playwright in particular emerged as the defining voice of Cuban satire, popularizing the use of blackvoice before blackface made its debut on the theater stage.