"high yaller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high yallers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high yaller (plural high yallers)
  1. (US) A light-skinned black person. Tags: US Synonyms: high yellow
    Sense id: en-high_yaller-en-noun-vqtDhGRO Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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