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blurple

/ˈblɜːpəl//ˈblɝpəl/

blurple noun: a bluish-purple colour that is more blue than violet.

Noun

blurple (countable and uncountable, plural blurples)

  1. (informal) A bluish-purple colour that is more blue than violet.

Adjective

blurple (comparative more blurple, superlative most blurple)

  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

Forms of blurple

Noun
pluralblurples
Adjective
comparativemore blurple
superlativemost blurple

Origin of blurple

Blend of blue + purple.

Words that rhyme with blurple

Questions about blurple

What does blurple mean?
Blurple means a bluish-purple colour that is more blue than violet.
What part of speech is blurple?
Blurple can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce blurple?
Blurple is pronounced /ˈblɜːpəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of blurple?
The plural of blurple is blurples.

Words near blurple in the dictionary

  1. blurbs
  2. blurker
  3. blurkers
  4. blurless
  5. blurp
  6. blurple
  7. blurples
  8. blurps
  9. blurpy
  10. blurr
  11. blurrable

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