A light skin is a African-American/Multi racial person or a black person with a light complexion (skin tone)

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(noun) A person, not necessarily African or biracial, whose complexion is lighter than black and darker than white. Light skin is not to be confused with a person that has fair skin.

A person who is either mixed with black and white or a black person who has a lighter complexion. Light skin is not to be confused with white people. Most lighskins like Chris Brown, usher, and Drake. They usually are attractive. You better watch out because the Probably can and will steal your girl if you got one.

A term used to address a person of African-American descent with lighter skin than usual.

A black person whose skin is lighter then brown. The skin tone of a light skinned person varies and they can be along what is referred to as a "Red Bone", a "High Yella", or a more caramel complextion.

a term used to describe a person who is mixed with african american and white. which would give the person a darker skin tone then that of a white person and a lighter skin tone then that of a black person.