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Brownface
Meaning
Noun
●
A
style
of
theatrical
makeup
in which a
white person
colours
the
face
brown
in order to
represent
somebody of another race.
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Origin
brownface
English
brown
English
broun
Middle English (1100-1500)
brun
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
face
English
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Etym
Related
Blackface
Yellowface
Whiteface
Cultural Appropriation
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