by Anonymous February 18, 2003
the language of black people in the US.
Chinese people speak mandarin
Mexican people speak spanish
Filipino people speak tagalog
Black people speak ebonics
Chinese people speak mandarin
Mexican people speak spanish
Filipino people speak tagalog
Black people speak ebonics
by reeewind June 10, 2005
Frequently maligned North American dialect spoken primarily by the black population. Ebonics has strong connections to African syntax, pronunciation, and grammar, though the dialect has evolved since its advent in the early slavery days of the United States. Due to its differences from standard English, people often mistakenly believe it to be nothing but a lazy and ignorant tongue. (It doesn't help that Ebonics has become trendy amongst illiterate teenagers who assume that "izzle", an infix which was invented only a few years ago, comprises the entirety of the dialect.) Others try to assume Ebonics in an attempt to look hardcore. However, most people who use Ebonics speak it as a mother tongue, and in this way it is as valid and organized a dialect as any other.
by Canaduck May 4, 2004
White Boy 1: Ugh, I can't understand any of her tweets and her "ebonics". Can you believe how they just destroy the English language?
White Boy 2: I know, I was just talking to the bae about it.
White Boy 2: I know, I was just talking to the bae about it.
by jacycake June 27, 2014
Criminal or street slang.
by illswag101 December 10, 2016
(n) ebony+phonics=ebonics (language of blacks)
how the majority of blacks tamper with english. its not an official language but very widely known. its a fun alternative to boring english. like any language, ebonics has rules to follow. if you do not know them, you will look stupid trying to talk it or be lost when someone speaking ebonics adresses you
how the majority of blacks tamper with english. its not an official language but very widely known. its a fun alternative to boring english. like any language, ebonics has rules to follow. if you do not know them, you will look stupid trying to talk it or be lost when someone speaking ebonics adresses you
Here are rules for changing words:
1) for a word that has an ending pronounced 'ore' as in 'or' or 'more', remove to 'r' or 're' and add an apostrophe
2) for words with endings that are pronounced 'er' as in 'killer', remove the 'er' and add 'a', 'uh', or 'ah'(which is pronounced 'uh')
for plural words, do the same exept 'ers' as in 'killers' is replaced by 'uz' (pronounced uh-z) or 'az'(pronounced 'uz')
3) for words that end in 'ool', such as 'cool' or 'fool', get rid of the 'l' and add an apostrophe instead
1) store > sto'
for > fo'
your/you're > yo'
2) nigger > nigga, nigguh, niggah
niggers > niggaz, nigguz
3) cool > coo'
fool > foo'
That was a short lesson in ebonics
1) for a word that has an ending pronounced 'ore' as in 'or' or 'more', remove to 'r' or 're' and add an apostrophe
2) for words with endings that are pronounced 'er' as in 'killer', remove the 'er' and add 'a', 'uh', or 'ah'(which is pronounced 'uh')
for plural words, do the same exept 'ers' as in 'killers' is replaced by 'uz' (pronounced uh-z) or 'az'(pronounced 'uz')
3) for words that end in 'ool', such as 'cool' or 'fool', get rid of the 'l' and add an apostrophe instead
1) store > sto'
for > fo'
your/you're > yo'
2) nigger > nigga, nigguh, niggah
niggers > niggaz, nigguz
3) cool > coo'
fool > foo'
That was a short lesson in ebonics
by this website is ruined September 16, 2005
Well I never herd such abstrosity in my life Boswick. Never talk in ebonics in my presence in your life!
by Omari G's Baby Mama August 17, 2005