Lightskin

"Lightskin" in a Sentence (2 examples)

A man who is getting ahead tends to seek a lighter mate, and because “a good man is hard to find,” it would be difficult for a lightskin girl consistently to reject darker people. A darker man who offers security, through social position and other advantages, may well be preferred to a lightskin man of little enterprise.

Whoa, hold on there lightskin. Now your accolades should speak for themselves, but I know your type, dog!

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