brownface

noun
/ˈbɹaʊnˌfeɪs/

Etymology

From brown + face, based on earlier blackface.

  1. derived from faciēs
  2. derived from facia
  3. derived from face
  4. inherited from face
  5. formed as brownface — “brown + face

Definitions

  1. A style of theatrical makeup in which a white person colours the face brown in order to…

    A style of theatrical makeup in which a white person colours the face brown in order to represent somebody of another race.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA