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English
Etymology
From ebony + -ify.
Verb
ebonify (third-person singular simple present ebonifies, present participle ebonifying, simple past and past participle ebonified)
- (slang, African-American Vernacular, transitive) To render one's speech, mannerisms, or mentality, similar to the African-American manner, sometimes a ghetto one.
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