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light-skinned
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Adjective
light-skinned (comparative lighter-skinned, superlative lightest-skinned)
- Of a white person, having light-colored skin.
- Of a black person, having relatively light-colored skin.
- Antonym: dark-skinned
- 1987, Elmore Leonard, Bandits, page 56:
- The other one was Creole-looking, a light-skinned black guy with pointy cheekbones and nappy hair.
Translations
having light skin
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