blurple

noun, adj — 2 senses

blurple

noun

UK /ˈblɜːpəl/ · US /ˈblɝpəl/

Etymology Blend of blue + purple.

1

Informal A bluish-purple colour that is more blue than violet.

blurple

adj

Etymology Blend of blue + purple.

1

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:
  • 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:
1 more example
  • Big and Blurple2020 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:
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