# Ebonics

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /iˈbɑnɪks/ · frequency rank #98,054

## Definitions
1. African-American Vernacular English (AAVE).

## Etymology
Blend of ebony + phonics. Coined by scholars at the Cognitive and Language Development of the Black Child conference in 1973 led by Robert L. Williams and published in his book Ebonics: The True Language of Black Folks (1975). Considered outdated by some.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ebonics