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blaccent

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Ireland, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblak.sənt/
  • Ireland, Received-Pronunciation: /-sɛnt/
  • Canada, US: blăkʹsĕnt
  • Canada, US: /ˈblæk.sɛnt/
  • rhymes with -æksɛnt

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noun

Meaning 1

An accent characteristic of African-Americans (black Americans).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • 2005 November 15, “Eli” of Michigan, “Lord of The Dance”, The Life of a Swordfish, at swordfish22.spaces.live.com http://swordfish22.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3E0970E9C37CD8E0!497.entry She spoke with a very thick blaccent...as she screamed "C'mon B!, C'mon B! C'mon B!" (she was quite persistent with this phrase, and used the actual word) "I betta neva see yo A out eating sub sammiches eva again!".
  • 2006 February 8, “Drew” of Philadelphia, “The moral's I'm immortal ”, Trapper Juan, at trapperjuan.blogspot.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061027173921/http://trapperjuan.blogspot.com/2006/02/morals-im-immortal_08.html Rothlisberger...speaks with a blaccent, which in reality is not that uncommon. The problem is his inconsistency. Sometimes, he lays it on thicker than J. Will haggling at a swap meet

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh2n-der. Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent blend English blaccent Blend of black + accent.