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yellow pages

American  

plural noun

(often initial capital letters)

  1. a classified telephone directory or section of a directory, listing subscribers by the type of business or service they offer, usually printed on yellow paper.

Yellow Pages British  

plural noun

  1. a classified telephone directory, often printed on yellow paper, that lists subscribers by the business or service provided

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Etymology

Origin of yellow pages

First recorded in 1950–55

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Facebook didn’t buy yellow pages or local newspapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

In the 1960s, he started to dine at Chinese restaurants listed on the local yellow pages.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2021

It was tied into the advertising it was doing in the yellow pages.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2021

Later a hand is seen caressing weathered and yellow pages with a star symbol.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2017

Every few days Mrs. Sen would open up the yellow pages, dial a number that she had ticked in the margin, and ask if there was any whole fish available.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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