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yellowfacing

yellowfacing noun: performance in yellowface makeup.

Noun

yellowfacing (uncountable)

  1. performance in yellowface makeup

Origin of yellowfacing

From yellowface + -ing.

Questions about yellowfacing

What does yellowfacing mean?
Yellowfacing means performance in yellowface makeup.
What part of speech is yellowfacing?
Yellowfacing is a noun.

Words near yellowfacing in the dictionary

  1. yellower
  2. yellowest
  3. yelloweye
  4. yelloweyes
  5. yellowface
  6. yellowfacing
  7. yellowfin
  8. yellowfin sole
  9. yellowfin soles
  10. yellowfin tuna
  11. yellowfin tunas

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