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High yellow

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a light skin tone.

    "Now, you gonna get your little narrow, high yellow ass back into the theater and enjoy Soul Plane 2."

Noun
  1. 1
    A black person with light skin with yellow undertones.

    "Being a light-skinned girl, you get called names. You get called 'lite-brite', you get called 'high yellow', 'redbone'."

Etymology

Etymology 1

After the golden yellow skin tone of some multiracial people.

Etymology 2

After the golden yellow skin tone of some multiracial people.

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