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melanin-challenged

melanin-challenged adjective: white; having white skin or being racially categorized as white.

Adjective

melanin-challenged (not comparable)

  1. (humorous) white; having white skin or being racially categorized as white.
    • His rise to this coveted position was swift and had left some of his melanin challenged co-workers feeling cheated by what they were sure was the result of an affirmative action program.2006, La'Kesha Price, Thru Thick And Thin
    • KENT: Yeah, Flip's girl is a little melanin challenged.
      CHERYL: Melanin challenged?
      KENT: She's, of the other persuasion . . .
      TAYLOR: Not in the tribe, huh?2008, Lydia R. Diamond, Stick Fly: A Play, page 20

Questions about melanin-challenged

What does melanin-challenged mean?
Melanin-challenged means white; having white skin or being racially categorized as white.
What part of speech is melanin-challenged?
Melanin-challenged is an adjective.

Words near melanin-challenged in the dictionary

  1. melaniid
  2. melaniids
  3. melanilin
  4. melaniline
  5. melanin
  6. melanin-challenged
  7. melaninization
  8. melaninlike
  9. melaninogenesis
  10. melanins
  11. Melanippe

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