blackface
(noun) the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blackface (countable and uncountable, plural blackfaces)
(uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
(countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
Blackface (countable and uncountable, plural Blackfaces)
Alternative letter-case form of black (form of racist vaudeville entertainment)
Possibly a hypercorrection based on usage of Black as a racial identifier.
Source: Wiktionary
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
