ebonics is the way of speaking used primarily by poor black people in the getto. saying that this style of speach is used by the ignorant is actually racist, as it is saying that black people are ignorant, (not true) based on their speech. all it is is new words to express your meaning and dismissing the speech as ignorant is an insult to an entire culture
by i wanna piss on you April 8, 2006
Contrary to ignorant posts on this website, Ebonics is NOT mere slang. Rather it is a fully-formed, complex, rule-governed system of language that has specific rules for pronunciation, vocabulary, and word order, all of which operate as a complex grammatical system inherited, in part, from West African languages. Attempts to imitate the speech patterns by those who don’t understand the complexities of the grammatical system of Ebonics not only sound ridiculous but also result in usages that are downright linguistically incorrect and culturally demeaning.
Examples of rule-governed ebonics features:
Habitual “be”: He be mean to me. (meaning: he is habitually mean to me.)
He mean to me. (meaning: he is being mean to me right now.)
She BEEN married. (stressed “been” meaning she’s been married a long time and still is.)
Multiple negative inversion: Can’t nobody beat ‘em.
Habitual “be”: He be mean to me. (meaning: he is habitually mean to me.)
He mean to me. (meaning: he is being mean to me right now.)
She BEEN married. (stressed “been” meaning she’s been married a long time and still is.)
Multiple negative inversion: Can’t nobody beat ‘em.
by Ms. Marilyn April 22, 2008
The way us brothas be speakin'. Those white people be givin' every damn thing a name. ...pshh ebonics!
by thatplaya February 24, 2010
by dan March 15, 2005
1.)language used that doesn't exactly mean what is said
2.)language used to put a twist on specific words to tweak it to a certain style (like southern) so specific people can understand
2.)language used to put a twist on specific words to tweak it to a certain style (like southern) so specific people can understand
1.) The doctor was mad at me 'cause I called and told him that I wouldn't be able to make disappointment.
2.) a.Is you goin' to chuch?
b.You didn't bring your huntin' boots widjadidja?
2.) a.Is you goin' to chuch?
b.You didn't bring your huntin' boots widjadidja?
by darkshadow2247 January 2, 2005
Consisting of the words ebony and phonics. It is a language that has its roots in American slavery and is commonly associated with African Americans. In no way is it a sign of laziness or child like speech by its speaker. Ebonics has been popularized in the past 20 years by the introduction of rap and hip hop but is seen as a creole language comprised of African and English dialects.
My friends were going home Ebonics would translate into: Mah bros be headin to the heezee.
OR
They came to meet me= They come meet me
They were eating= They was eating
OR
They came to meet me= They come meet me
They were eating= They was eating
by Madammim November 15, 2007
Cracker: "Johnson, I believe that colored fellow just called me a muthafukin, skinny-ass, honky."
Cracker too: "Pay no attention to him, Charlie. He was just speaking his ebonics in saying you are a rather thin, Anglo-Saxon, who does the deed with his mother."
Cracker too: "Pay no attention to him, Charlie. He was just speaking his ebonics in saying you are a rather thin, Anglo-Saxon, who does the deed with his mother."
by Melvin V. Peebles March 6, 2007