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yellow bones

yellow bones is the plural of yellow bone.

Meaning of yellow bone

Noun

yellow bone (plural yellow bones)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) A light-skinned person of mixed ethnicity including black.

Questions about yellow bones

What is yellow bones the plural of?
Yellow bones is the plural of yellow bone.

Words near yellow bones in the dictionary

  1. yellow bittern
  2. yellow bitterns
  3. yellow bob
  4. yellow bobs
  5. yellow bone
  6. yellow bones
  7. yellow box
  8. yellow boxes
  9. yellow boy
  10. yellow boys
  11. yellow brain

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