English Dictionary

blackface

/ˈblækˌfeɪs/

noun

(uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person. / (countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.

Blackface is a controversial form of theatrical makeup used predominantly by non-black performers to represent a caricature of a black person.

意味（1）

(uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.

Soberano hit back at Instagram comments, writing, This is not any form of blackface. But has since backtracked.

意味（2）

(countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.