brownface

[ broun-feys ]

/ ˈbraʊnˌfeɪs /

noun

makeup used to darken one’s face and other exposed skin to imitate the skin tone of an ethnic or racial group, as Hispanic, South Asian, or Middle Eastern: People were offended when he arrived at the Cinco de Mayo party wearing brownface.

imitation of a minority group member’s appearance, speech, traditional dress, etc., by a person who is not a member of that group: White voice-over actors have recently come under fire for performing brownface with stereotypical Indian or Mexican accents.

Words nearby brownface

brown dwarf, Browne, brown earth, browned-off, brown-eyed Susan, brownface, brown fat, brownfield, brown goods, brown hackle, brown heart

单词	brownface
释义	brownface [ broun-feys ] / ˈbraʊnˌfeɪs / noun makeup used to darken one’s face and other exposed skin to imitate the skin tone of an ethnic or racial group, as Hispanic, South Asian, or Middle Eastern: People were offended when he arrived at the Cinco de Mayo party wearing brownface. imitation of a minority group member’s appearance, speech, traditional dress, etc., by a person who is not a member of that group: White voice-over actors have recently come under fire for performing brownface with stereotypical Indian or Mexican accents. Compare blackface (def. 1), yellowface. Origin of brownface First recorded in 1965–70; brown + face Words nearby brownface brown dwarf, Browne, brown earth, browned-off, brown-eyed Susan, brownface, brown fat, brownfield, brown goods, brown hackle, brown heart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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brownface

noun

Origin of brownface

Words nearby brownface