blurple
adj.— «I am a size 22-24 found a 2-piece dress/jacket at Nordstrom. Periwinkle blurple.» —“Re: My mother is driving me Nuts!” Usenet: alt.wedding Aug. 3, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Suzanne in Tucson, Arizona, says her mother used to say the following to her quickly: Will you? Won’t you? Can’t I coax you? Aw, c’mon! You said you would! You think you might? You promised me! Won’t your mama let ya, huh...
A psychiatric home health worker is curious about the use of nuthouse to mean “a mental health facility.” This term goes back to the turn of the 20th century. The word nuts itself once had an extremely positive connotation, referring to...