yellow face 

The early 20th century film industry practice of using heavy makeup on non-Asian actors to make these actors play Asian roles. Often accompanied by a performance stereotyping Asian people.

Like blackface, yellow face in modern cinema is unacceptable.

yellow face by Pangasinan Adobo June 18, 2007

yellow face 

a young asian

Peter WU aka: Chop Sticks

yellow face by Nicholas boinkin June 10, 2003

yellow Facebook 

Slang term for Grindr

I’m going to scroll through the yellow Facebook to find a hook-up for tonight

yellow Facebook by rvagay April 13, 2023

Yellowface 

1. Refers to the practice in cinema or theatre of a non-Asian (typically white) actor/actress playing the role of an Asian character. More specifically, it refers to the use of makeup and prosthetics to give the actor a "more Asian" appearance; also, actors often affect a heavy accent and/or speak in poor English. Related to "blackface."

2. By extension, can mean the practice of taking on an ethnically stereotypical persona; metaphorically, an Asian actor may be "donning yellowface" merely by portraying an Asian character in an exaggerated and/or demeaning fashion.

1. In the infamous "Fu Manchu" series, Swedish actor Warner Oland, as well as actors Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, and Peter Sellers, donned "yellowface" to portray the villainous, fictional Chinese title character.

2. Although "Madame Butterfly" stories usually feature a woman of Asian heritage in the role of the Asian female lead, the Asian actress can arguably be accused of being in "yellowface" by portraying such a stereotypical and unflattering character.

Yellowface by Better Luck Next Semester April 27, 2005

yellowface 

its black face for Asians

look hes white hes doing yellowface

yellowface by MR. YOITUS January 7, 2021

Yellowfaced 

This is the historical and most accurate term to describe the skin color of wipeepoo, or self-called "white" people. It was only in the seventeenth century that slave traders, aka white peoples, started to call themselves so to distinguish themselves from their slaves from black Africa. Before that, everyone called them yellowfaced.

Chinese man: Yellowfaced, are you a man or a woman?
Yellowfaced: 😵 💫

Yellowfaced is confused about his gender.

Yellowfaced by Trumpanzee June 18, 2025