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high yaller

high yaller noun: a light-skinned black person.

Noun

high yaller (plural high yallers)

  1. (US, slang) A light-skinned black person.
    Synonyms:
    high yellow

Synonyms of high yaller

Forms of high yaller

pluralhigh yallers

Questions about high yaller

What does high yaller mean?
High yaller means a light-skinned black person.
What part of speech is high yaller?
High yaller is a noun.
What is the plural of high yaller?
The plural of high yaller is high yallers.

Words near high yaller in the dictionary

  1. high wine
  2. high wines
  3. high wire
  4. high wires
  5. High Wycombe
  6. high yaller
  7. high yallers
  8. high yellow
  9. high yellows
  10. high yo-yo
  11. high yo-yos

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