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Meaning of mellow yellow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A yellow police car used in South Africa.
    South-Africa, countable, historical, slang
  2. Synonym of bananadine.
    uncountable

Examples

“The smoking of dried scrapings from the inner portion of banana peel (bananadine or mellow yellow) has received the most national publicity.”
“The most embarrassing and ludicrous event seldom recalled in the professional literature is the story of "bananadine" or "mellow yellow," […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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