Definition of a colors

colors    

noun

• gang attire, usually colored to differentiate between gangs.

  They now ban colors at Pete's Bar.

  • See more words with the same meaning: gang attire.

  Last edited on Apr 12 1998. Submitted by J. Rogers from Birmingham, AL, USA on Apr 12 1998.

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Other terms relating to 'color':
color	Definitions include: something that generally enhances.
color me	Definitions include: "I was."
four-color glossy	Definitions include: marketing material.
off color	Definitions include: in poor taste.
pass with flying colors	Definitions include: to pass something graded (e.g. a test, a course) with excellent grades.
rose-colored glasses	Definitions include: metaphorical glasses which give one an overly optimistic perspective.
true colors	Definitions include: one's true self.

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