"mellow yellow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mellow yellows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mellow yellow (countable and uncountable, plural mellow yellows)
  1. (South Africa, countable, slang, historical) A yellow police car used in South Africa. Tags: South-Africa, countable, historical, slang Categories (topical): Fictional materials
    Sense id: en-mellow_yellow-en-noun-8xGykBNc Disambiguation of Fictional materials: 74 26 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of bananadine Tags: uncountable Synonyms: bananadine [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-mellow_yellow-en-noun-iejZ67A3

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