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ebonic poetry noun. Poetry written in Ebonics.

Example Citation:
"In the finished work, Shakespeare's text appears only in fragments, spliced with street vernacular and what Harris calls 'ebonic poetry'."
—Judith Mackrell, "Where art thou, Juliet?," The Guardian, October 20, 2001

Related Word:
Ebonics

Subject Categories:
Culture - Writing
Language - General

Posted on November 5, 2001 at 8:23 PM


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