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noun
A variety show performed by minstrels, primarily white people in blackface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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noun
a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: variety show, variety
noun
a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: company, troupe
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Across languages
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