an attractive black person male/female that is light skinned. ugly people are just bright. not always directly mixed just light skinned but not reddish unless more light than red; lighter than caramel.
can be one word.
can be one word.
by Devlin H April 23, 2008
Get the yella bonemug. by Fugdup October 1, 2013
Get the yella niggamug. by LightSkinjawn March 30, 2009
Get the badd yella bellamug. This is a term that many people seem to be confused by, please read all of the previous examples to note the confusion. To understand this word you must focus on the word High. What has been lost is the origin of High Yella.
The term was originally High-Falutin Yella.
Why?
Well when the French ruled New Orleans there were many, many brothels and the highest priced was paid for the mixed African/European free prostitutes. It is well known that many slave owners raped their slaves and the children often escaped or were freed by the owners (how does one explain little mixed slaves running around the plantation)? This was not always a rule but many mixed slaves made up the population of free Africans in the colonies.
But. . . no matter how light, no matter how blue their eyes were, the High Yella's were still not allowed in the white community and in the black community with their perfumed skin, fine clothes and perhaps slightly uppity attitude the term High Falutin' Yella was coined.
The term was originally High-Falutin Yella.
Why?
Well when the French ruled New Orleans there were many, many brothels and the highest priced was paid for the mixed African/European free prostitutes. It is well known that many slave owners raped their slaves and the children often escaped or were freed by the owners (how does one explain little mixed slaves running around the plantation)? This was not always a rule but many mixed slaves made up the population of free Africans in the colonies.
But. . . no matter how light, no matter how blue their eyes were, the High Yella's were still not allowed in the white community and in the black community with their perfumed skin, fine clothes and perhaps slightly uppity attitude the term High Falutin' Yella was coined.
by King of High Yellas June 2, 2008
Get the High Yella (High Yellow)mug. by Yella Mane December 20, 2016
Get the yella manemug. Also referred to as "Yellow Flies," for the yanks in the audience. Commonly seen in the Southern States. It is what it sounds like for the most part. Just a fly that's yellow in color and has a bite that ain't no joke.
Son I'm gettin toe up by dem yella bitin flies, let's head in and turn on the TV. Heard theys a new documentry on Carolina wampus cats.
by bassquatch July 11, 2021
Get the Yella Bitin Fliesmug. 