Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melanin-challenged

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: melan-in-chal-lenged
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

white; having white skin or being racially categorized as white.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"His rise to this coveted position was swift and had left some of his melanin challenged co-workers feeling cheated by what they were sure was the result of an affirmative action program."
"KENT: Yeah, Flip's girl is a little melanin challenged. CHERYL: Melanin challenged? KENT: She's, of the other persuasion . . . TAYLOR: Not in the tribe, huh?"
"Chicken Little is “cranially underenhanced,” Snow White “melanin-challenged,” and the three bears, an anthropomorphic nuclear family."

Usage

Humorous

Questions

What does melanin-challenged mean?: white; having white skin or being racially categorized as white.

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