oops paint
n.— «I’ve had good luck finding the RL line at a discount on the “oops paint” shelves at Home Depot—apparently some folks think they want bright gold or metallic walls and then decide it looks too much like a Wild West whorehouse.» —“Re: Interior Paint?” by Sparky Usenet: alt.gothic.fashion July 4, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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