The make up technique of making an actor, usually white, to resemble an African American or at least a caricature thereof such as in the final scene of The Jazz Singer . There were also equivalents for Asians and Native Americans . It was a standard practice in the early 20th century for the casting of actors in non-white roles and abandoned when it was recognized to be an insult to minorities which also cheated them of casting opportunies.

adverb (prefixed to a comparative means "thereby" or 'by so much', e.g. What student is the better for mastering these futile distinctions? This combination can enter into the further construction seen in The more the merrier (i.e. 'by how much more, by that much merrier'). It cannot enter into a construction with than: the tendency to insert it before more and less (putting any the more, none the less for anymore, no less) should be resisted, e.g. in The intellectual release had been no less (not one the less) marked than the physical. - The Oxford Guide to English Usage Alexander Demidov)

abbr., slang

teh (использование слова teh вместо the указывает на несерьёзность сказанного Adrax)

The [θi:] abbr.

abbr., org.name.

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The make up technique of making an actor, usually white, to resemble an African American or at least a caricature thereof such as in the final scene of The Jazz Singer . There were also equivalents for Asians and Native Americans . It was a standard practice in the early 20th century for the casting of actors in non-white roles and abandoned when it was recognized to be an insult to minorities which also cheated them of casting opportunies

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the
gen.	这; 该; 表示某特定的或不言而喻的人或事物; 泛指一类; 或概括地说; 更
econ.	这; 那


make-up
anim.husb.	成型装饰


technique
tech.	技术


of
gen.	的


making
met.	生产