Passé Blanc

Verb

To pass for white. To live your life as white in an effort to hide African ancestry.

Passé blanc is a verb, not an adjective.

by Talullah Bebop July 20, 2022

PASSE BLANC

A term used for the "French Creoles of Color" in Louisiana that were so light skinned and looked so white that they were called "Passe Blanc" which is French for "Passing White".

They could also be called "Passe Pour Blanc" which which is French for "Passing for white"

Some Creole people were so fair skinned that they went passe blanc and lived as whites.

by Pisces child July 12, 2011