blorange

English

Etymology

Blend of blond +‎ orange

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈblɒɹ.ɨnd͡ʒ/, /ˈblɒɹ.ɨnʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪndʒ
• Hyphenation: blor‧ange

Noun

blorange (uncountable)

1. (informal) A pale reddish-orange hair color.

   Coordinate term: bronde

   • 2019, Maye Musk, A Woman Makes a Plan:

     I couldn't afford to have anybody else color my hair anymore, so I started doing it myself and it became various shades of blond and orange. Blorange, as they call it. It was pretty bad.

Adjective

blorange (comparative more blorange, superlative most blorange)

1. (informal) Of this color.
   • 2018, Clare Wise, Greg Wise, Not That Kind of Love:

     I still have my hair and it is still blorange.