Yellow

Yellow Meanings:

• Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green
• Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he has a yellow streak
• Sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers, etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc
• A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green
• A yellow pigment
• To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow
• To become yellow or yellower
• yeallow (obsolete), yeller (dialect)
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjɛl.əʊ/
• (dated, Southern US folk speech) IPA(key): /ˈjɛlə/, /ˈjælə/, /ˈjɑlə/, /ˈjɪlə/, /ˈjʌlə/
• (informal) Lacking courage. Synonym: cowardly
• (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.
• 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).
• Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow coloured species. Compare sulphur.
• (light wavelengths): xantho- (xanth-)
• (intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights): amber (British)
• (intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights): red, green
• (color): bronze yellow, cadmium yellow, fast yellow AB, quinoline yellow, school bus yellow, sulfur yellow, sulphur yellow, taxi yellow, yellow-green, yellow 2G
• (intransitive) To become yellow or more yellow.
• (transitive) To make (something) yellow or more yellow.
• [slang] the person you would die for, someone who has done so much for you and is the sunshine in your life
• [slang] happiness, solid sunshine, that summa mood, hundreds of sunflowers, pigtails, lemonade on a hot day, banana ice cream, little golden books, sun showers, pixie dust, dandelions, new crayons, ducklings, ukuleles, carelessly dancing, big smiles, long nights of laughter, inside jokes, handwritten notes, new clothes, sand, prayers, love
• [slang] someone who is very important to you someone who makes you happy
• [slang] Yellow is another word for "hello".
• [slang] Street name for the prescription drug Norco.
• [slang] A “yellow” is someone who makes you happy. they make your days brighter and worth living.
• [slang] to be in a good mood happiness
• [slang] while smoking marijuana, when you take a good hit out of a bong or bottle, the smoke will fill it up and turn yellow, you then let oxygen in and inhale to clear it.