Meanings
plural taxi yellows
- uncountableusuallyA bright yellow color used for New York taxicabs.
“I remember. The walls were taxi yellow,” she added, hoping he might smile.
2002, Nancy Geary, Misfortune: A Novel http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0446610941&id=oWildiooBRAC&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&dq=%22taxi+yellow%22&prev=http://books.google.com/books%3Fq%3D%2522taxi%2Byellow%2522%26lr%3D%26start%3D10&sig=1yFbEe0QYmB2PTT9WAmPP0TNdL82 more examples
“No,” Emma said, “this could be important. Not taxi yellow, so what kind of yellow did it seem?”
1999, Gillian Roberts, Time and TroubleThe car was painted an authentic “taxi-yellow” and featured an off-white or red interior, complete with driver.
2002, Mac Ragan, Matchbox CarSynonyms: taxicab yellow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bright yellow color used for New York taxicabs.
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taxi yellow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxi%20yellow
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