high yaller

noun

A light-skinned black person.

Meanings

nounhigh yaller (plural high yallers)

plural high yallers

  1. USslangA light-skinned black person.

    Synonyms: high yellow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA light-skinned black person.

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high yaller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20yaller

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“high yaller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20yaller. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high yaller,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20yaller.

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