Black Vernacular: The ethnic dialect associated with Americans of African ancestry is often called black vernacular or 'Black English.' It is also known a 'African American Vernacular English,' and abbreviated AAVE in scholarly texts.

 

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Black Vernacular: The ethnic dialect associated with Americans of African ancestry is often called black vernacular or 'Black English.' It is also known a 'African American Vernacular English,' and abbreviate . . . View Full Definition

Blackberry Brandy: Blackberry flavored brandy. 70 proof.

Blackhole: Term describing what happens to email that is blocked without a bounce response to the sender.

Blacklist: A list developed by anyone receiving email, or processing email on its way to the recipient, or interested third-parties, that includes domains or IP addresses of any emailers suspected of s . . . View Full Definition

Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model: A model for pricing call options based on arbitrage arguments. Uses the stock price, the exercise price, the risk-free interest rate, the time to expiration, and the expected standard deviat . . . View Full Definition

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Black St. Peter: Commonly mentioned in American textbooks as the early 19th century Californian name for the variety subsequently known as Zinfandel.

Black Tea: Tea that has been fired or dried after the fermentation or Oxidation period of manufacture.

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Black Spanish: Has several synonym names including Burgundy, Jacquez, Lenoir and Blue French. N.B:The latter name not to be confused with the same synonym for the V.vinifera Blaufrankisch variety. The name . . . View Full Definition