purple

Definitions

(Adjective) a secondary color made of red and blue

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(Adjective) a color that describes a noun.

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a color denoting royalty

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A color obtained by mixing both red and blue.

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(Adjective) a color

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(Noun) the last color in the color spectrum excluding ultra violet

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1. Erotic; pornographic or very pornographic, the color purple being a grade deeper and darker than blue. Usage in this sense dates back to the early 20 ^th century.
SYNONYMS: adult; blue; dirty; flaming; hot; off-color; porn; porno; porny; raunchy; salty; stag; steamy; X-rated.

QUOTE: ' There's been a lot of purple prose written in the newspapers for the last few months about The Dane Curse ' (From the 1978 movie of that title depicting San Francisco society in the 1920s.)

2. In porno movie jargon, smutty pornography, a deeper, darker variety of blue pornography.

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(Noun) a color one gets when mixing equal parts red and blue.