blacked-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌblaktˈʌp/,

/ˈblaktʌp/, U.S.

/ˌblæktˈəp/,

/ˈblæktˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blacked adj., up adv.¹

Etymology: < blacked adj. + up adv.¹ Compare to black up 2 at black v. Phrasal verbs.

Of a person or part of the body (esp. the face): made up with black colour; spec. (of a white person) wearing make-up in order to play the role of a black person. (Cf. to black up at black v. Phrasal verbs.)

ΚΠ

1860 Punch 11 Feb. 62/2 For ought we know, the dandies may have sported blacked-up bare feet.

1887 Peterson's Mag. Sept. 235/2 Just then, ‘drum, drum, drum’, up the street came a band-wagon full of blacked-up minstrels.

1925 Iola (Kansas) Daily Reg. 4 Dec. 2/2 The imported end men costumes, blacked up faces and all gave a distinctly ‘professional’ atmosphere to the production.

1986 G. L. Buckley Hornes vi. 156 How could they make Lena look black, but not blacked up?

1997 Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 July 13 Their battle fatigues and blacked-up faces are typical of guerrillas the world over.

2005 S. Louvish Mae West 186 She had to give in to her managers, and Money Johnson was played by a blacked-up white actor.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blacked-up
释义	blacked-upadj. Brit. /ˌblaktˈʌp/, /ˈblaktʌp/, U.S. /ˌblæktˈəp/, /ˈblæktˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blacked adj., up adv.¹ Etymology: < blacked adj. + up adv.¹ Compare to black up 2 at black v. Phrasal verbs. Of a person or part of the body (esp. the face): made up with black colour; spec. (of a white person) wearing make-up in order to play the role of a black person. (Cf. to black up at black v. Phrasal verbs.) ΚΠ 1860 Punch 11 Feb. 62/2 For ought we know, the dandies may have sported blacked-up bare feet. 1887 Peterson's Mag. Sept. 235/2 Just then, ‘drum, drum, drum’, up the street came a band-wagon full of blacked-up minstrels. 1925 Iola (Kansas) Daily Reg. 4 Dec. 2/2 The imported end men costumes, blacked up faces and all gave a distinctly ‘professional’ atmosphere to the production. 1986 G. L. Buckley Hornes vi. 156 How could they make Lena look black, but not blacked up? 1997 Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 July 13 Their battle fatigues and blacked-up faces are typical of guerrillas the world over. 2005 S. Louvish Mae West 186 She had to give in to her managers, and Money Johnson was played by a blacked-up white actor. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1860
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