melaninitis

Wanting to be darker skinned and/or black so much to the point where you lifestyle reflects that of the color which you want to be.

A disease where a white person wants to be black.

Person 1: "aye yall, check my new j's"

Person 2 to Person 3: "isn't he white?"

Person 3 to Person 2: "yeah. he's got a bad case of melaninitis."

by ~BK~RP~ November 10, 2010

melaninite

ˈme-lə-nən-īt

noun

A person of naturally dark complexion.

Root word: melanin - pigment responsible for dark skin
Suffix: -ite - denotes origins from root

John: Oh, my neighbor's a melaninite! He always had the best barbeques. His son's half melly and 25/25 strayan/guido and I've got to say - next time you hear of him he'll probably be in the NFL.

Jacob: Yeah I know.

John: Uh huh.

by joldencorral January 16, 2019