Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States; 
[syn: African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
African American Vernacular English
    n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
         spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
         African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African
         American English, Black English, Black English
         Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular
         English, Ebonics]