[Ads-l] Antedating of "Blaccent"

[Ben Zimmer]

It seems highly unlikely that this is the "blaccent" that the OED defines
as "a way of speaking that uses the pronunciation, cadences, or grammatical
features of African American English." The 1959 cite is about Missouri high
school girls in a talent show put on by the Future Homemakers of America.

On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM Shapiro, Fred <
00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> blaccent (OED 1986)
>
> 1959 Carrollton (Mo.) Weekly Democrat 13 Feb.4/7 (Newspapers.com)
>
> Talent night was held Thursday night. ... The following won ... a skit
> "Blaccent."
>
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