redface

noun

redface

noun

/ˈɹɛdˌfeɪs/

Etymology From red + face, based on earlier blackface.

1

A style of theatrical makeup in which a white actor reddens the face in order to portray a Native American.

Related terms
blackface, brownface, transface, whiteface, yellowface, red-faced

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