Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/January 12

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Word of the day
for January 12
minstrel n (also attributively)
  1. (historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
  2. (by extension)
    1. (chiefly poetic) Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
    2. (US, historical) One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now regarded as racist).
      1. (by extension, slang) An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.

minstrel v (also figuratively)

  1. (transitive) To play (a tune on a musical instrument); to sing (a song).
  2. (intransitive) To act as a minstrel; to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, etc.
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