- high yellow
- noun Date: 1923 often offensive a black person of light complexion — called also high yal•ler
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High yellow — High yellow, occasionally simply yellow (dialect: yaller, yeller), is a term for very light skinned multiracial people who also have African ancestry. It is a reference to the golden yellow skin tone of some mixed race people. The term was in… … Wikipedia
high yellow — high yellow, adj. Slang (disparaging and offensive). a light skinned black person. Also, high yaller /yal euhr/. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
high yellow — high′ yel′low n. usage: This term is used esp. in the southern U.S. to refer to a mulatto. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived to be insulting. The context often implies that the person is more like a white than a black. off cvb… … From formal English to slang
High yellow (color de piel) — El novelista francés Alexandre Dumas (padre) fue llamado de High yellow en la revista Time. High yellow , o en ocasiones simplemente yellow (en el lenguaje vulgar afroamericano: yaller o yeller ), es un término en inglés que designa a los negros… … Wikipedia Español
high yellow — noun : a mulatto or colored person of light yellow color … Useful english dictionary
high yellow — an aquarium hobbyist term for hyperxanthic … Dictionary of ichthyology
high yellow — noun US offensive a light skinned person with one black and one white parent … English new terms dictionary
high yaller — high yellow or high yaller, U.S. Slang. a light skinned black person. –high´ yel´ low, adjective. (may be disparaging). Usage Literary use, and some occurrences in informal self reference … Useful english dictionary
high´-yel´- low — high yellow or high yaller, U.S. Slang. a light skinned black person. –high´ yel´ low, adjective. (may be disparaging). Usage Literary use, and some occurrences in informal self reference … Useful english dictionary
Yellow — Infobox color|title=Yellow pic= wavelength=570–580 symbolism=age/aging, warmth, cowardice, happiness, slow, sunshine, the Orient, electricity hex=FFFF00|textcolor=blue spelling=Color r=255|g=255|b=0|rgbspace=sRGB source=HTML/CSS… … Wikipedia
