Darkskin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A black person who has relatively dark-coloured skin.

    "I know that the majority of us who are dark skinned and living on this reservation are not in favor of it. You don't notice too many here because the darkskins are out picking apples in the Valley of Okanogan, or elsewhere, and they are working."

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"I know that the majority of us who are dark skinned and living on this reservation are not in favor of it. You don't notice too many here because the darkskins are out picking apples in the Valley of Okanogan, or elsewhere, and they are working."

Etymology

From dark + skin.

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