The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In

yahoonews ^ | May 24 2023 | Sandra E. Garcia

[euram]

In a recent online presentation, editors and researchers working on a first-of-its-kind dictionary of African American English gave a status update on the project. As academics explained their various methodologies, slides displayed behind them showed words that are more often associated with Twitter than Oxford: “Bussin,” virtual attendees were told, means impressive or tasty, while a “boo” is a lover.

Those were two of the first 100 words that the Oxford University Press said it had prepared to include in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the hopeful result of the three-year research project announced last spring.

[Right Brother]

Pig Latinists are feeling marginalized.

[Wilderness Conservative]

Is MFer black for father?

[Spok]

Didn’t eubonics already fail? And a ten word vocabulary? That’s better than Newspeak! Double plus good!

[Myrddin]

The people of Idaho feel marginalized as their delegate to the Miss Ebonics pageant is perpetually dissed.

[joethedrummer]

Sheee…

MoFo….

Daassssrite…

Whitey

Gimme

Oppression

Privilege

[Dutch Boy]

This seems like an attempt to prevent a group of people from developing standard English so they will not be viable for high level jobs. It reminds me of the push for Ebonics.

[V_TWIN]

“African American English dictionary”

Put out a Caucasian American English dictionary and see what happens.

[Magnum44]

[Tell It Right]

One example from the article:
Aunt Hagar’s children (n.): A reference to Black people collectively. (Etymology: Probably a reference to Hagar in the Bible, who, with her son, Ishmael, was cast out by Sarah and Abraham [Ishmael’s father], and became, among some Black communities, the symbolic mother of all Africans and African Americans and of Black womanhood.)

Are they normalizing black single moms? Is that part of the worldly definition of "being black"? IIRC, according to Dr. Thomas Sowell there was a time when the rate of illegitimate children was lower among blacks than among whites. More than anything else, blacks (and whites) need another spiritual awakening.

[Myrddin]

[Leaning Right]

Hmmm. What can we do to divide the country even more? Oh, I know. Let’s make language race-dependent.

And as a side note, why is “boo” (lover) mentioned there? That’s been a common mainstream slang word for decades. Boo, from beau.

[dfwgator]

[mikey_hates_everything]

I don’t see “babydaddy” or “booty call” on the list. And reading that article, again, Scott Adams is right.

[MtnClimber]

Gimmedat and Dindonuffins should have been the first two words.

[V_TWIN]

“three-year research”........I bet it was a big gubmint check

[texanyankee]

Did they ever axe Judge Judy? I learned that word and lots more on her show.

[Hatteras]

[budj]

"...Idaho ... ... delegate to the Miss Ebonics pageant..."

YESSSSS!

[Bounced2X]

It reminds me of the push for Ebonics.
Years ago while at work I had to call another center & the gal I asked a question of launched into Ebonics. I hung up on her, called back and got someone that spoke English. Told my supervisor about it & he just hung his head and sighed.