yellow

IPA: jˈɛɫoʊ

noun

  • The colour of gold, cheese, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.
  • (US) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
  • (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
  • (pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
  • (sports) A yellow card.
  • Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow coloured species. Compare sulphur.

verb

  • (intransitive) To become yellow or more yellow.
  • (transitive) To make (something) yellow or more yellow.

adjective

  • Having yellow as its color.
  • (informal) Lacking courage.
  • (publishing, journalism) Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
  • (chiefly derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Of the skin, having the colour traditionally attributed to Far East Asians, especially Chinese.
  • (chiefly derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Far East Asian (relating to Asian people).
  • (dated, Australia, offensive) Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
  • (dated, US) Synonym of high yellow
  • (UK politics) Related to the Liberal Democrats.
  • (politics) Related to the Free Democratic Party; a political party in Germany.
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