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high yellow
noun
- a term used to refer to a light-skinned Black person.
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- high-yellow adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of high yellow1
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Example Sentences
Long, thin, gray locks fell back from a high yellow forehead: there was blood on his mouth and about his beard.
We go to the further end of the hospital, to a high yellow door, upon which is written in great black letters: Amphitheatre.
Without awaiting her reply, the attendant led the way to a high yellow door, over which was written: Amphitheatre.
Then I saw what looked like a high yellow wall advancing upon me—a roaring and fearsome mass of driven dust, sticks, debris.
The white over green Travelaire never slowed, fighting its way out of the blue into the ultra-high yellow and lighter traffic.
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