woman of pallor

woman of pallor
 n.— «I saw a bevy with a sign that said, “Women of Color,” another bevy with a sign that said, “Woman of Pallor.”» —“Too many axes to grind” by Joanna McClelland Glass Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada) June 8, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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