purple patch
purple patch · purple patches
A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right,…A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.
Meaning
2 sensesA period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.
An ornate or elaborate section of a written work; a patch of purple prose.
Origin
Calque from Latin, see purple prose.Calque from Latin, see purple prose.
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Forms
plural: purple patches| Singular | purple patch |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpurple prose
See also
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