See high yellow on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "After the golden yellow skin tone of some multiracial people.",
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"ref": "2014 January 10, Colorism: The Secret Shame (Oprah's Lifeclass), season 5, episode 2, via OWN:",
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"(of a black person) Having a light skin tone."
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