Lightskin

Quick meaning: Lightskin is a noun meaning A black, mixed race, Indigenous, Latino, or other person of color who has relatively light-coloured skin.

Meaning

A black, mixed race, Indigenous, Latino, or other person of color who has relatively light-coloured skin.

Example Sentences

Whoa, hold on there lightskin. Now your accolades should speak for themselves, but I know your type, dog!

A man who is getting ahead tends to seek a lighter mate, and because “a good man is hard to find,” it would be difficult for a lightskin girl consistently to reject darker people. A darker man who offers security, through social position and other advantages, may well be preferred to a lightskin man of little enterprise.

Word Forms

• lightskins
• light-skin

Synonyms for lightskin

Depending on context, synonyms include fair-skinned.

Antonyms for lightskin

Common opposites include darkskin.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lightie, blackskin, shitskin, whiteskin, yellowskin, poopskin.

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