light-skin

A form of lightskin — A black, mixed race, Indigenous, Latino, or other person of color who has relatively light-coloured skin.

Meanings

nounlight-skin (plural light-skins)

plural light-skins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lightskin.
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APA

light-skin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-skin

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“light-skin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-skin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-skin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-skin.

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