Definition of peola in English:

peola

noun piːˈəʊlə

US slang

A light-skinned black person, especially a girl or young woman.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Zanesville Signal. Origin uncertain; probably from the name of PeolaJohnson, a light-skinned African American woman who attempts to pass as white in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life and the 1934 film adaptation of the same name.

Definition of peola in US English:

peola

nounpiːˈəʊlə

US slang

A light-skinned black person, especially a girl or young woman.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Zanesville Signal. Origin uncertain; probably from the name of PeolaJohnson, a light-skinned African American woman who attempts to pass as white in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life and the 1934 film adaptation of the same name.

词汇	peola
释义	Definition of peola in English: peola noun piːˈəʊlə US slang A light-skinned black person, especially a girl or young woman. Origin 1930s; earliest use found in The Zanesville Signal. Origin uncertain; probably from the name of PeolaJohnson, a light-skinned African American woman who attempts to pass as white in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life and the 1934 film adaptation of the same name. Definition of peola in US English: peola nounpiːˈəʊlə US slang A light-skinned black person, especially a girl or young woman. Origin 1930s; earliest use found in The Zanesville Signal. Origin uncertain; probably from the name of PeolaJohnson, a light-skinned African American woman who attempts to pass as white in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life and the 1934 film adaptation of the same name.
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