Here is a dictionary definition:
an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech
(Merriam Webster dictionary)
Now you're saying.... what does THAT mean?
Well really it means street language. Something you hear everyday that maybe doesn't sound like 'good' English but is used all the time.
Here are some examples of slang that use colour words:
My fever got so high that I BLACKED OUT.
I'm feeling BLUE today.
You really have a GREEN thumb.
Whenever she drinks, she holds her glass her with her PINKY sticking up.
Laura TURNED BEET RED when she ripped her dress in public.
You look WHITE AS A GHOST! What happened?
He didn't want to speak in public. He's so YELLOW.
What do you think they mean?
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