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auberginey

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English

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Etymology

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From aubergine +‎ -y.

Adjective

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auberginey (comparative more auberginey, superlative most auberginey)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of aubergine.
    • 2012, Chris Smyth, Dinner at Mine:
      A damp, auberginey waft escaped from the pot when Rosie lifted the lid. She prodded at the contents anxiously with a wooden spoon, and a chunk of vegetable bobbed gently in the stew. It was too watery, she decided []
    • 2017, Bernard MacLaverty, “Chapter 7”, in Midwinter Break, page 150:
      "Let me see your chin."
      Gerry turned his profile.
      "It's getting yellower, less auberginey."

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