"brown man" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɔʊ̯n ˈman/ Forms: brown man dem [plural], brown man [quantified]
Etymology: brown (“fair”) + man Etymology templates: {{com|jam|brown|man|t1=fair}} brown (“fair”) + man Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=brown man}} brown man, {{jam-noun}} brown man (plural brown man dem, quantified brown man)
  1. a lightskin male (of colour). Categories (topical): People Related terms: brown (english: lightskin), brown gyal, browning (english: lightskin female (of colour))

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          "english": "She told me she wanted a light-skinned guy. I told her the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice.",
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          "ref": "2018, Carolyn Cooper, “Black man + brown woman = perfect match?”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in English)",
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