blurple
adj.— «Cotton knit shirt with long tail, in emerald, black or “blurple.”» —“30-35% off boys’ Red Camel & Ocean Pacific” in advert. News (Frederick, Maryland) Apr. 19, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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