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The art of ebonics coupled with arm and hand movement, facial expression and body twisting.

Usually a term used in southern NY State Prisons by incarcerated inmates or staff.

Theatrical inmate conversation with another.
"Jive-ass dude was talking ebonetics confronting the counselor".

"Alley-Oop was the block round ball coach; he conversated to the crew in a ebonetics style".
ebonetics by chinoman December 10, 2010
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hooked on ebonics 

Near exclusive use of black street slang and especially use of black street talk by pathetic 'wannabee black' whites.
Joe is totally a cretin, dude. We were talking to this sweeeeeeet chick and right away he is slinging this albino Puff Daddy rap on her. She was like rolling her eyes and looked at me like...'who is this hoooked on ebonics fool?'
hooked on ebonics by Mo Dixley August 5, 2005

Hick Ebonics 

People that spell in text/hick ebonics talk on a regular basis and think it looks/sounds cool when it truly only makes them look like an illiterate dumbass.
Wow that girl is an idiot, look at her Hick Ebonics! On Facebook she wrote on my friends page "Me so hawt, hada whur ma wife beeter and dayzi dooks fur ma furst dey of cowledg skool tadey. Yer wurkin tamaro rite? Iz fawty bux enuf tu cuver dat nuw fone I waunt? Y cantt N E 1 undur staund me on hur? Ppl say I shuldn't have babiz cuz thur smawter den meya. Whu seyz jest cuz I spendt 3 yrz in da aighth grayd den qwit skewl, i gawt ma GED !? A nudder pursin tinx I gawt patentiol tu B smawrt. Sew sik uf dum ppl putin ma wurds dowen."
Hick Ebonics by SassyJax01 March 23, 2011
African American Vernacular English (AAVE), also called African American English, Black English, Black Vernacular, or Black English Vernacular (BEV), is a type variety (dialect, ethnolect and sociolect) of the American English language. It is known colloquially as Ebonics (a portmanteau of "ebony" and "phonics"). With pronunciation that in some respects is common to Southern American English, the variety is spoken by many blacks in the United States. AAVE shares many characteristics with various Creole English dialects spoken by blacks in much of the world. AAVE also has pronunciation, grammatical structures, and vocabulary in common with various West African languages. Ebonics is not merely just the use of urban or "slang" words, but rather it is the manipulation and transformation of the English language (ie, In the sentence "I want to have sex with a chickenhead", a slang word is used, but the speaker is not using ebonics.)
"He workin'."- He is working (right now).

"He been hit dat from last week."- He has already had sex with that(her), since last week.

"I'm finna go get some chicken." I am (or possibly I am considering) going to get chicken.

"I aint doin' nuthin' fo'dat ho."- I am not going to do anything for that whorish woman.

"Don't be tellin' me dat I can't talk good cuz I speak ebonics."- Do not tell me that I am unable to speak well just because I speak ebonics.

White-bred Ebonics 

"White-bred Ebonics" is the native language of the "Wigger" who is usually found in it's native habitat in the suburbs surrounding such cities as Detroit.
The Wigger tried speaking White-bred Ebonics during a job interview, but they did not get the job because the interviewer did not understand the language.
White-bred Ebonics by Jorceshaman January 24, 2011

Ebonics name 

n. - Personal name popular with African Americans or found exclusively in African American communities.

For girls, Ebonics names typically follow the pattern of three syllables with the stress on the second vowel. This may be accomplished by adding a prefix to a mainstream, two-syllable name, or by inventing a name from scratch. Less commonly, a two-syllable name is made by adding a syllable to the ending "-elle."

For boys, Ebonics names are often names formerly popular with whites. Otherwise, they are two syllable names with the stress on the second syllable. This pattern can be achieved by adding a prefix to a single-syllable mainstream name, or by inventing a name by combining two syllables. As with girls, a boy's name can also be formed with the "-el" (notice masculine spelling) ending.

Invented Ebonics names often begin with the syllables La/Le, Da/De, or Sha/She.
Bessie grandbabies all have Ebonics names: LaTanya, LaWanda, Deneka, Chantelle, Calvin, Reggie, Demond, Lamont, Montel, and DeWayne.
Ebonics name by Dorothy May 17, 2005

ebonomics 

economics of the ghetto. Follows the prices of but not limited to: Drugs, ho's, fire arms,bling bling and a standard car pimping. Follows the standard rules of economics but cometition can often decrease when a new enterprise pulls out its 9 and busts a cap in the ass of a existing enterprise. For more on ebonomics read Tyrone McGrizzles new book "from scrubin' tubs to rollin on dubbs: a new look at economics,mother fucker"
Ebonomics will eventually take over the standard issue economics as society falls into a pit of shame.
ebonomics by matt dold December 22, 2004
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