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E⋅bon⋅ics

  [i-bon-iks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
Black English.
Also, e⋅bon⋅ics.

Origin:
1970–75, Americanism; b. of ebony and phonics
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African American Vernacular English  
n.   Abbr. AAVE
Any of the nonstandard varieties of English spoken by African Americans. Also called Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics. See Usage Note at Black English.
E·bon·ics   (ĭ-bŏn'ĭks, ē'bŏn'-)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
See African American Vernacular English. See Usage Note at Black English.

[Blend of ebony and phonics.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Ebonics 
"African-American vernacular English," 1975, as title of a book by R.L. Williams, a blend of ebony and phonics.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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