What is High Yellow?
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Referring to a person of African American decent that has very light skin, also see
That girl is so high yellow, she lights up a dark room!
2.
A term used to describe mixed Americans (some of whom appear White, but may be of African, European, Native American or Asian mixture) whom choose to identify as Black Americans to honor their Black Slave ancestry.
Many appear as "exotic" individuals often mistaken for many different races. Many have tan complexions, Blue or grey/green /brown eyes, Black/Sandy/Blond/Red/ hair.
Considered in many parts of the world as exceptionally beautiful. Some CHOOSE to identify as Black instead of the cultural privileges associated with being identified as a White American. Many prefer to be known simply as MIXED.
You look Italian, Brazilian, Native American. What are you? I've never seen anyone like you before. Are you "High Yellow"?
Federick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Dorothy Dandridge, Halle berry, J. Edgar Hoover, Florence La Rue, Ice Tea, Carol Channing.
My favorite reply is...Human.(smile)
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(pronounced High Yella) A derogatory term used by ignorant dark skinded African Americans toward Light Skinded African Americans that is the result of the dark skinded African American being jealous.. in most cases the dark skinded one is unhappy with him/herself and either conciously or subconciuosly wish's they were about 5 shades lighter themselve.
Did you see that litte high yellow pretty ass bitch the other day taken all the black men?? Who the hell that ho think she is!?
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That be when a brother try to claim he down even though one of he parents had blond hair and the other was half black, but he perpetrating like he the hardest, downest thug on the block.
Jawad going to set up there acting all down with the motherland when he high yellow trying to pass like Sinbad.
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Uppity light skinned black person who is very sadiddy
That gril is a high yellow prancing through the halls like dat thinkin she that shit!
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