mulatto

mulatto
/m(j)u ˈlatəʊ/

DATED•OFFENSIVE
noun
noun: mulatto; plural noun: mulattoes; plural noun: mulattos
a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent.

a historical racial classification of people who are born of one white parent and one black parent, as well as mixed-race people in general. The term mulatto is now chiefly considered to be derogatory or offensive.

...was recorded in the census as "mulatto" – denoting one white and one black parent.

by Menoodles January 18, 2020

Mulatto

Someone who is less than black but not white, or someone who is a non-nigger but not a whitty.

Shes has to be mulatto she isn't black or white

by Whites have rights too June 26, 2017

Mulatto

a mixed race person , usually depicted as being of black ( african american ) & white ( european ) admixture , but not exclusive to that admixture .

" damn , you see that redbone ? her hair afrocentric , but with that light skin , she gotta be a mulatto ! "

by the dark lord's sword July 13, 2019

Mulatto

An offensive term used against those who are mixed black and white. "It was common to describe a person with both black and white ancestry as a mulatto during the period of slavery in the United States. Because of its dehumanizing roots and usage, this word has fallen out of favor." It is not a word for mixed people, it's more akin to a slur, and shouldn't be used.

P1: "Yeah my mom's black and my dad's white"
P2: "Oh so you're mulatto?"
P1: "What? No. Mulatto is an offensive term not a descriptor. It was used during slavery."
P2: "Oh I didn't know, I should educate myself"
The end

by Volcanus September 11, 2023

mulatto

the type Kurt Cobain likes to sing about.

“A mulatto, an albino, yeah!”

by R0CKS3TTA March 31, 2024

Mulatto

1.) A term which may or may not be offensive to or accepted by a mixed race person, often the product of an interracial marriage.

2.) Mulatto can also be a degrading and offensive term used against the Ethnic Qarsherskiyan Tribe, considered a slur and used to delegitimize the unique history and cultural heritage of the Qarsherskiyan people.

Part of the Ethnic Qarsherskiyan Cultural Genocide was the erasure of identity. In the early 20th century, the state of Virginia passed the so-called "Racial Integrity Act" and forcibly sterilized Qarsherskiyan people, who were referred to as Mulattos at the time, and destroyed documents listing non-White people's race, listing everyone from Black to Indigenous to Qarsherskiyan people as "colored" and giving them second class citizen treatment. Mulatto can be a highly offensive word because of this history.

by Qarsherskiyan Gurl December 29, 2024

Mulatto Perm

A mix of perm and undercut, popularized by Soundcloud rappers, usually worn by black people, mulattos and white zoomers who want to act and look like black people.

-I sweat to God, every Gen Z kid has a Mulatto Perm.

by karqz August 11, 2021