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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › High_yellowHigh yellow - Wikipedia

    High yellow, occasionally simply yellow (dialect: yaller, yella), is a term used to describe a light-skinned person of white and black ancestry. It is also used as a slang for those thought to have "yellow undertones". [1]

  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › high-yellowHIGH YELLOW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    High yellow definition: a term used to refer to a light-skinned Black person.. See examples of HIGH YELLOW used in a sentence.

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  4. www.colorwithleo.com › what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-highWhat is the origin of the term high yellow? - colorwithleo.com

    The term “high yellow” has a complex and controversial history related to skin color and racism in the United States. It refers to light-skinned African Americans who have a yellowish or reddish skin tone due to mixed European and African ancestry.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › high yellowHigh yellow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HIGH YELLOW is a Black person of light complexion.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Color_terminology_for_raceColor terminology for race - Wikipedia

    In 1930s Harlem slang, such gradations were described by a tonescale of "high yaller (yellow), yaller, high brown, vaseline brown, seal brown, low brown, dark brown". These terms were sometimes referred to in blues music, both in the words of songs and in the names of performers.

  7. www.reddit.com › r › todayilearnedTIL "High yellow", (dialect: yaller, yeller), a racist term ... -...

    TIL "High yellow", (dialect: yaller, yeller), a racist term used to describe persons classified as black according to the one-drop rule, despite having primarily white European ancestry. It is a color reference to the golden skin tone of some mixed-race people.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › high-yellow_nhigh yellow noun & adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word high yellow. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. high yellow is considered offensive.