conversate
verbUS /ˈkɑːn.vɚˌseɪt/ · UK /ˈkɒn.vəˌseɪt/
Etymology Back-formation from conversation.
1
Nonstandard To converse, to have conversation.
Now chiefly African-American Vernacular
- Conversate for a few, 'cause in a few we gon' do / What we came to do, ain't that right, boo? (True)1994, The Notorious B.I.G., The Isley Brothers, Chris Jasper, “Big Poppa”, in Ready to Die, performed by The Notorious B.I.G., track 13:
- We don't just want to go to class and not conversate with the teachers.2002, Gail L. Thompson, African-American Teens Discuss Their Schooling Experiences, Bergin Garvey/Greenwood, page 34:
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- Barry did grow up in a white neighborhood, you know, and he does know how to conversate, and he does know how to pronounce his vowels, he knows how to talk.2003, Steven Travers, Barry Bonds: Baseballs Superman, Sports Publishing LLC, page 241:
- I'll talk to them and conversate, but I won't pay no mind to the things that they do.2005, Prudence L. Carter, Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, Oxford University Press, page 37: