minstrelsy
noun
min·strel·sy ˈmin(t)-strəl-sē 
Examples of minstrelsy in a Sentence
the traditional forms of German minstrelsy
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From minstrelsy to cake walks to the chitlin circuit, the audience has always been crucial to the context. —
Lauren Morrow september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025 The minstrelsy of late-night-TV activism Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart protested the cancellation by CBS of his cohort Stephen Colbert’s Late Show by staging an appalling musical routine on The Daily Show, circling the wagons in Colbert’s defense. —Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025 Maybe if you were deeply invested in the authenticity of Black Sabbath and that incarnation of Ozzy, The Osbournes was a betrayal, turning mayhem into minstrelsy. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025 It was used as a dehumanizing form of minstrelsy that further objectified Black men. —Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for minstrelsy
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Lauren Morrow september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025 The minstrelsy of late-night-TV activism Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart protested the cancellation by CBS of his cohort Stephen Colbert’s Late Show by staging an appalling musical routine on The Daily Show, circling the wagons in Colbert’s defense. —Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025 Maybe if you were deeply invested in the authenticity of Black Sabbath and that incarnation of Ozzy, The Osbournes was a betrayal, turning mayhem into minstrelsy. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025 It was used as a dehumanizing form of minstrelsy that further objectified Black men. —Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for minstrelsy
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“Minstrelsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/minstrelsy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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minstrelsy
noun
min·strel·sy ˈmin(t)-strəl-sē
plural minstrelsies
1
: the singing and playing of a minstrel
2
: a body of minstrels
3
: a collection of songs or verse
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