An Indian English adjective describing a light-to-medium brown skin tone — roughly the color of wheat grain. You'll encounter it constantly in matrimonial ads on sites like Shaadi.com, where physical descriptions routinely include skin tone. While it can be used neutrally to describe a complexion, 'wheatish' operates within a broader colorism culture in South Asia that idealized lighter skin. The term has drawn significant criticism from activists pushing back against skin-tone discrimination in marriage markets and media.
The matrimonial profile said she was wheatish and fair-complexioned, which honestly told you everything about the family's priorities.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(India) Having a light brown complexion.
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