Last year, Oxford University Press revealed its plan to publish the “Oxford Dictionary of African American English.” Here are 10 words and definitions included in the soon-to-be-published dictionary:
: A removable or permanent dental overlay, typically made of silver, gold or another metal and often inset with gemstones, which is worn as jewelry.: A place perceived to be where enslaved people and, later, African Americans more generally, can find refuge and live in freedom. : A dish made from pig intestines that are typically boiled, fried or stuffed with other ingredients. Occasionally also pig intestines as an ingredient.
Usually of a person’s foot: to tap in rhythm with music, sometimes to demonstrate participation in religious worship.: A spiritual ritual involving a dance where participants follow one another in a ring shape, shuffling their feet and clapping their hands to accompany chanting and singing. The dancing and chanting gradually intensify and often conclude with participants exhibiting a state of spiritual ecstasy.Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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