high yellow
high yellow · high yellows
A black person with light skin with yellow undertonesA black person with light skin with yellow undertones.
Meaning
1 sensesA black person with light skin with yellow undertones.
Origin
After the golden-yellow skin tone of some multiracial people. "High" is usually consideredAfter the golden-yellow skin tone of some multiracial people. "High" is usually considered a reference to a social class system in which skin color (and associated ancestries) is a major factor, placing those of lighter skin (with more white ancestry) at the top and those of darker skin at the bottom.
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Forms
plural: high yellows| Singular | high yellow |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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