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haint blue
[ heynt bloo ]
noun
- any of several light shades of blue, and traditionally a color of choice for porch ceilings in the southeastern United States:
I’m looking for a haint blue with the slightest bit of lavender in it.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of haint blue1
First recorded in 2000–05; regional pronunciation of the noun haunt “ghost”; such a color supposedly prevents ghosts from entering the structure
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The plants had grown in the windows, and one of the black cats had had a litter, and the wallpaper had changed from slate gray to haint blue.
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Conchs called it haint blue, and it was supposed to keep haints away.
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“Keep adding drops until it gets to be haint blue.”
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“Haint blue is the color ghosts and spirits hate most,” Doc continued.
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I had a hair ribbon that was haint blue, but Mama only let me wear it on the Sundays we went to church.
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