blurple en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈblɝpəl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈblɜːpəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Blend of blue + purple.
Meanings
-
(informal) Of this colour.
“We were trying to find a blurple shirt,” Dakota said. She picked up a periwinkle shirt.
2001 October, Tracie Howard, Danita Carter, chapter 18, in Revenge Is Best Served Cold, New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →ISBN, page 114:Big and Blurple
2020 December 19, Ron Lieber, “An Oral History of the World’s Biggest Coupon”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2020:I’m never without … a “blurple” accessory.
2014 August 20, “Student Bodies”, in Monster High Collection, New York, N.Y.: Parragon Books, →ISBN, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more blurple | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most blurple | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |