Meaning of yellow cab | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A yellow taxi, particularly officially licensed taxis in New York City and certain other jurisdictions.
   US
2. An Asian woman who sleeps with white men, particularly such Japanese women when regarded as a race traitor.
   Japanese, derogatory, ethnic, slur

Examples

“Despite its ubiquity in 1990s Japanese culture, one telephone survey of 200 people conducted in the New York area did not find a single individual familiar with the use of the term "yellow cab" in reference to Japanese or Asian women.”

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