Meaning Of The Word Blackface

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blackface in American English
black makeup used by a performer, as in a minstrel show
having a black or blackened face
noun: an entertainer, esp. one in a minstrel show, made up in the role of a Black person

blackface in British English
noun: a non-Black performer made up to imitate a Black person

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