ebonics 

A version of the English Language, most commonly used by Aferican Americans, and Caucasian Africans.

Ebonics: yo za ga bens na b up wif da shaakzz in da hood, i whoo yo aa niii.

Translation: Hello, how is it going my counterpart, best not be loitering with fellow counterparts in the living space, or I shall engage in violent activities with you, African American.

ebonics by Rice Hater July 9, 2005

ebonics 

ghetto talk

Ebonics: im gonna run all up in there set and disrepect it with tha tech.

English:im gonna run up into a persons house and proceed to whack (kill) there bitch ass.

ebonics by ThaCrip January 30, 2003

ebonics 

The secreat language of black people that we cant understand.

Yo cracka whats popin?(in that weird accent)
Im am fine thank you very much how about yourself?
Ima chillen fo reaaa.Its sho pimp up in hur.
Will you stop talking in ebonics?

ebonics by Judy Kate April 5, 2008

ebonics 

ebonics is when you substitute every word with a slang word instead of just using the occasional slang word

you can make up yo own word for any other word an it's cool because no one will understand your language but you and if everyone did it then no one would understand anyone and we could all just walk around going "bleep bleep"..."bappity bappity bap"..."click click"..."ah-oooga"......"narf"...."zot"
"oogity-boogity-boo"..."gazzizza"!!!

"wibbiddy wibbiddy wap"..."freun-laven"..."fweep-fweep"..."whinny whinny whinny".."wapata wapata"..."weeeeee"

ebonics by zoological August 5, 2004

Ebonics 

Just thought I should point out (though I find it unusual that you wouldn't know this, considering your "doctorate in languages") that "aks" was actually the original pronunciation of what is now accepted as "ask".

The word "ask" originally came from the word "acsian". By the time people settled North America in the 1400's though, the word had been shortened to "aks". Like with many words (especially those combining the "s" and "c" sounds) metathesis occured, and some people began to pronounce the word as "ask".

Because of animosity between the North and the South, the North started consistently pronouncing it as "ask" and put pressure on the public school system to have it taught that way as well. "Aks" became stigmatized as the "souther/uneducated" pronunciation, though at this point had yet to be associated with African Americans.

Ultimately, under pressure fromthe North, all public schools(PS) adopted that pronunciation. Because african americans were not allowed access to PS at that time, they continued to learn that it was pronounced as "ask".

It's less a matter of "ebonics" as it is your lack of historical knowledge. Get educated love :)

In reference to the use of "aks" as an example of the controversial term "ebonics", AKS and ASK were for a long time both accepted ways to pronounce what is now most widely accepted as "Ask"

Ebonics by Rach09 February 13, 2009

ebonics 

A language that is stigmatized and ridiculed by the intolerant society of America. It is complex, rule-governed and structured just as any other language... it is NOT slang and is not MADE UP by its speakers.

Certain aspects of Ebonics are shared by other languages around the globe, most specifically western African languages. The habitual "be" is a feature standard English does not have, establishing differences in the present tense like the "here and now" or "habitual."

ebonics by Shea Aubrey May 2, 2008

Ebonics 

A language device for efficiency. Ebonics are the simplification/shorthand of American English. Other definitions on Urban Dictionary have a negative perspective of Ebonics mostly because of the content of what is said. While that is relevant information it doesn't quite get at the root of what Ebonics is, which is a language device for efficiency. In that way it is Permaculture and a very beautiful thing indeed.

Ebonics are how Twista can say:

"I'm rippin a rap and then rockin a rhythm and ring in my tongue I'ma bend em
And flow with a lyric it's steppin inside em
And get with the funk I be pumpin up in em
With this and it's the..."

in 4 seconds. From the song Mista Tung Twista:
youtube.com/watch?v=aRLD051dK3U

It's Poetry which is Art which is Love.

Ebonics by 85036720 January 30, 2017