e 1 b 3 o 1 n 1 i 1 c 3 s 1
7 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
originBlend of ebony + phonics. Coined by scholars at the Cognitive and Language Development of the Black Child conference in 1973 led by Robert L. Williams and published in his book Ebonics: The True Language of Black Folks (1975). Considered outdated by some.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- binocs 10
- bonces 10
- bices 9
- bonce 9
- conies 8
- cosine 8
- icones 8
- oscine 8
- bice 8
- cobs 8
- benis 7
- bines 7