Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

race-bending

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: race-bend-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or ethnicity

Derogatory; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But while gender-bending — and for that matter, race-bending — may indeed "do" important political work, we must approach such performances with caution."
"They stress the challenge that race-bending white rockers posed to the American color line."
"Certainly the documented prevalence of online gender- and race-bending would lend strong support to such an interpretation; […"

Etymology

From race + bending, following the pattern of genderbending.

Usage

Inflected Forms

racebending (alternative)

Questions

What does race-bending mean?: Playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or ethnicity
Where does race-bending come from?: From race + bending, following the pattern of genderbending.

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