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melaninite

ˈme-lə-nən-īt

noun

A person of naturally dark complexion.

Root word: melanin - pigment responsible for dark skin
Suffix: -ite - denotes origins from root
John: Oh, my neighbor's a melaninite! He always had the best barbeques. His son's half melly and 25/25 strayan/guido and I've got to say - next time you hear of him he'll probably be in the NFL.

Jacob: Yeah I know.

John: Uh huh.
by joldencorral January 16, 2019
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Melanin Sauce

Damn, I finna get that melanin sauce.
by Denkster287 May 2, 2017
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melanin lin

A Cute , Smart & Intelligent Darkskin , Raised To Not Be Liked By Many , And Only Fuck's With The Realist , She Fears Nobody . Melanin Lin Also Stands For Great Sex , And A Powerful Woman .
by Foreign Caroline January 19, 2017
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Melanincholy

Adjective:

Sadness or depression for the state of people of color specifically in America.

Intense feeling of sorrow for the dismal way that people of color are targeted by media, politics and engineered social ideation.

#melancholy#depression#emo#sad#targeted
I can’t watch the news it always leaves me melanincholy.

Did you hear about that cop shooting that kid in the back? Yeah, I was melanincholy for weeks.
by Fiyacracker August 24, 2019
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melanin king

brennan. just brennan.

@brennanbrewer87
brennan is our melanin king🥰🥰
by Sillyfish321 April 13, 2020
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Melanin-deprived

Not being dark-coloured
67% of its citizens are African American, but its government is melanin-deprived
by PhilREP June 2, 2018
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melanin deficient

A term used on Twitter, roughly translating to: "I'm white, but I don't want to *sound* white."

Though Melanin Deficiency is a condition for Albinism, (Albino People), White girls uses it as a secretive way of saying that they're white.
Person A: Alyssa claims that she's Melanin Deficient, but she's actually just white.

Alyssa: My African American colleagues, as a Melanin Deficient human being, I am sorry on behalf of white people.
by Inong May 21, 2021
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