darkskin

English

Etymology

dark +‎ skin

Noun

darkskin (plural darkskins)

1. A black person who has relatively dark-coloured skin.

   Antonym: lightskin

   • 1964, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Hearings, page 227:

     I know that the majority of us who are dark skinned and living on this reservation are not in favor of it. You don't notice too many here because the darkskins are out picking apples in the Valley of Okanogan, or elsewhere, and they are working.