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high yellow
noun
, Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.
- a term used to refer to a light-skinned Black person.
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Sensitive Note
This term implies that the person has a high proportion of white ancestry and looks more like a white person than a Black person. The term was most commonly used in the American South in the late 19th century and early 20th century, though it is still sometimes used today by both white people and Black people. yellow.
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Other Words From
- high-yellow adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of high yellow1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
Long, thin, gray locks fell back from a high yellow forehead: there was blood on his mouth and about his beard.
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We go to the further end of the hospital, to a high yellow door, upon which is written in great black letters: Amphitheatre.
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Without awaiting her reply, the attendant led the way to a high yellow door, over which was written: Amphitheatre.
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Then I saw what looked like a high yellow wall advancing upon me—a roaring and fearsome mass of driven dust, sticks, debris.
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The white over green Travelaire never slowed, fighting its way out of the blue into the ultra-high yellow and lighter traffic.
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