Color
Pass for
Pass for verb - To present a false appearance of.
Both terms in one sentence
- Demitra could pass for Leona Heidern's twin sister, minus the difference in hair color.
Source: Cast of Expies -
If a non-white Latino/a dyes his/her hair a light color and/or wears blue or green contact lenses, this trope isn't subverted unless the character can reasonably pass for white.
Source: Latino Is Brown
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Pass for and Color. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/color/pass_for
Color & Pass for. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/color/pass_for>.
Pass for or Color. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/color/pass_for.
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