browned-off

brown

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Definitions of browned-off word

noun browned-off a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue. 1
noun browned-off Offensive. a person whose skin has a light- or dark-brown pigmentation. 1
adjective browned-off of the color brown. 1
adjective browned-off (of animals) having skin, fur, hair, or feathers of that color. 1
adjective browned-off sunburned or tanned. 1
adjective browned-off Often Offensive. (of human beings) having the skin naturally pigmented a brown color. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English brūn; cognate with Dutch bruin, German braun, Old Norse brūnn; akin to Lithuanian brúnas brown

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".