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auberginey en · ADJ

Etymology

From aubergine + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of an aubergine.
   • "Let me see your chin." Gerry turned his profile. "It's getting yellower, less auberginey." 2017, Bernard MacLaverty, “Chapter 7”, in Midwinter Break, page 150:
   • A damp, auberginey waft escaped from the pot when Rosie lifted the lid. She prodded at the contents anxiously with a wooden spoon, and a chunk of vegetable bobbed gently in the stew. It was too watery, she decided […] 2012, Chris Smyth, Dinner at Mine:

Forms

Synonyms

eggplanty