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purple nasty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
pur-ple -nasty
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of snakebite and black.

British usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From the drink's typical color, cloyingly sweet taste, and propensity to induce vomiting.

Usage

Inflected Forms

purple nasties (plural)

Synonyms

snakebite and black

Questions

What does purple nasty mean?
Synonym of snakebite and black.
Where does purple nasty come from?
From the drink's typical color, cloyingly sweet taste, and propensity to induce vomiting.

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