In the 1970's, an insult describing a non-Native American who sympathized with Native American rights.
"You look white, but act Indian - you must be a redbone under that skin".
by Dragonlady Leanne September 15, 2007
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a lightskin person with red undertones. Usually multiracial people have this skin tone. A result from an interracial couple or slavery in their bloodline. I love this skin tone the most it's look warm and pretty.
Mariah Carey, Doja Cat and Beyoncé have yellow undertones not red. Megan The Stallion is more brown skin not a redbone.

Example: Rihanna or Jhené Aiko
Example 2: Nicki Minaj or Yung Miami from the City Girls
by cancer_moon princess August 12, 2022
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Redbone is a person with red undertones in their skin. A person who is a yellow bone has yellow undertones in their skin. If you look closely at their skin you can see the differences.

A redbone can be a light-skinned african american or a person of mixed races meaning they have African American in them...mixed with other's ethnic races!
Redbone Example: Rachel True (Actress:Mona from Half and Half)

Yellow Bone Example: Faith Evans (R&B Singer)
by Mika7 January 7, 2009
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word used to describe a female that has a light skin tone, sometimes they are the results of interacial couple somewhere in their genology.
Man FAMU has some of he best looking redbones in the world.
by bert2 June 30, 2005
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A southern slang word that's become popular around the nation.
A light-skinned mixed person (black and white). They also have Native American ancestry, giving their skin and hair reddish undertones. A true redbone is all three ethnicities. A yellow bone is a light skinned mixed person. No Native American blood to give the reddish coloring.

"Thick" is not a redbone characteristic. The mixture of the three races does make it more likely though; that's why you hear about so many thick redbones.

Redbones often inherit the best traits of all three races (good hair, big pretty eyes, and natural womanly curves are all dominant), and are generally, as a "race" unbelieveably good-looking.
beautiful black woman, bet that @!&*% look betta red- lil wayne
Ciara=Redbone. Irish & German, African American, and Native American.
Keyshia Cole=Yellowbone. African American and Italian.
by Inky092 January 13, 2011
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mainly a pretty female who is black and usually mixed with another race, hence she is light skinned, light eyes, good hair, thick etc.
"Light-skinned thick chicks, fellas call 'em redbones" - Ciara "Oh"
by Tiffany Renee November 11, 2006
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To somehow win against impossible odds.
Enemy has a sword, you have empty pistol.

enemy lunges, you duck, he misses, attacks again, jump over attack, land behind him and kill him with a blow to the back of the head.

"Dude he just "redboned" me hard!"
by Spencer T.B. Nolan April 22, 2008
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