high yellow

noun Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

a term used to refer to a light-skinned Black person.

Also high yaller

[yal-er], /ˈyæl ər/, high yeller

[yel-er]. /ˈyɛl ər/.

Origin of high yellow

First recorded in 1920–25

usage note for high yellow

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. See also yellow.

OTHER WORDS FROM high yellow

high-yellow, adjective

Words nearby high yellow

high wine, high wire, high-wire act, high-wrought, High Wycombe, high yellow, Higoumenakia sign, H.I.H., hi-hat, HII region, Hiiumaa

单词	high yellow
释义	high yellow noun Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a light-skinned Black person. Also high yaller [yal-er], /ˈyæl ər/, high yeller [yel-er]. /ˈyɛl ər/. Origin of high yellow First recorded in 1920–25 usage note for high yellow 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. See also yellow. OTHER WORDS FROM high yellow high-yellow, adjective Words nearby high yellow high wine, high wire, high-wire act, high-wrought, High Wycombe, high yellow, Higoumenakia sign, H.I.H., hi-hat, HII region, Hiiumaa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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