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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.
melanin deficient by Inong May 21, 2021
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Melanin deficient 

Terminology that should be used in place of “privileged behavior,” “Karen behavior,” or “entitlement behavior.”
Look at that Karen over there displaying how melanin deficient she is.
Melanin deficient by Koshell July 27, 2024