high yellow

== English == === Etymology === After the golden-yellow skin tone of some multiracial people. "High" is usually considered a reference to a social class system in which skin color (and associated ancestries) is a major factor, placing those of lighter skin (with more white ancestry) at the top and those of darker skin at the bottom. === Noun === high yellow (plural high yellows) (sometimes racially offensive) A black person with light skin with yellow undertones. ==== Synonyms ==== high yaller === Adjective === high yellow (comparative more high yellow, superlative most high yellow) Of a black person, having a light skin tone. === See also === colorism redbone