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high yellow

high yel·low
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy yel-oh]
    • /haɪ ˈyɛl oʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy yel-oh]
    • /haɪ ˈyɛl oʊ/

Definitions of high yellow words

  • noun high yellow a term used to refer to a light-skinned black person. 1
  • noun high yellow a light-skinned person with one Black and one White parent 0
  • noun high yellow A black person with light skin with yellow undertones. 0
  • adjective high yellow (of a black person) Having a light skin tone. 0
See all 4 definitions of high yellow

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Origin of high yellow

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for High yellow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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high yellow popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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