Definitions of Brownin

Light-skinned Black woman

"Browning" is a Jamaican Patois term used to describe a light-skinned person, typically a light-skinned Black woman or someone of mixed race with a fairer complexion. It comes from the English word "brown," but in Jamaican culture, skin tone is often categorized using terms like "browning" (light brown) and "blacks" (darker-skinned person), both of which reflect colonial-era colorism.