yellow bone

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yellow +‎ bone; compare redbone.

Noun[edit]

yellow bone (plural yellow bones)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) A light-skinned man or woman of mixed ethnicity including black.
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