blurple
adj.— «This will be a benchmark text in its wide-ranging remit, and its extensive bibliographical underpinnings for the future of fieldwork in gay communities and further research into lavender language (or “blurple,” as preferred black gay term).» —by William L. Leap, Tom Boellstorff Speaking in Queer Tongues , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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