Periwinkle

Word PERIWINKLE
Character 10
Hyphenation per i win kle
Pronunciations /ˈpɛɹɪwɪŋk(ə)l/

Definitions and meanings of "Periwinkle"

What do we mean by periwinkle?

Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.

Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.

A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

Small shellfish common around the worms head, gower, wales and scarlily found attractive by some female biology students. Contact can result in dangerous preoccupation with members of the periwinkle family. Also see: Sophie Layen Urban Dictionary

Code for "that's what she said" when you're in mixed or polite company. Urban Dictionary

The meaning varies with the usage of the word, typically applied as a substitute for common curse words such as; jerk, dick, asshole, bitch, cunt, african american, white people, and nerd. Urban Dictionary

The skin around ones anus. Urban Dictionary

It is a colour that is a shade of purple and blue, it is a flower that doesn't deserve rights. Urban Dictionary

1. Any of several small, often edible marine snails, having thick, cone-shaped, whorled shells. 2. A pale purplish-blue color. Urban Dictionary

When a man cums all over your face while throwing confetti in the air and yelling "periwinkle!" during the whole process the man is wearing a sombrero and galoshes and is eating a quiche. Urban Dictionary

When you're wiping your posterior after having a bowel movement and your finger goes through the toilet paper and touches your anus. Urban Dictionary

A total boss, and Chuck Norris' son Urban Dictionary

What crabs (pubic lice) are called when the take the happy trail and reach the belly button Urban Dictionary

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The word "periwinkle" in example sentences

And the ones I tried on were brown; the model's are in periwinkle pinstripes! ❋ Mrissa (2008)

The Insufferable Know-It-All: Might have looked better in periwinkle. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The periwinkle is a kind of shrub; it grows at the foot of the oyster-tree, and twines round it as the ivy does the oak. ❋ Rudolf Erich Raspe (1765)

The sky is a deep grey-white, with the faintest hint of that shade of purple that I still know of as "periwinkle," because that's what it was called in my box of 100 Crayolas, when I was a kid. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2008)

To encourage relaxation in the rooms where people gather family rooms, living rooms, large kitchens consider warmer blues, such as periwinkle, or bright blues, such as cerulean or turquoise. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The blue flower looks like some sort of miniaturized "periwinkle". ❋ Grouse (2004)

Jeans with elaborate detailing on the pockets, shirts in colors such as periwinkle, heather, golden pear and hollyberry, T-shirts, crews and polos in soft pima cotton, and a good pair of loafers, says Tom Purdy, men's manager for Dillard's. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maybe a long association with the poor is to blame, possibly its familiarity as a playground euphemism or just the fact that it is impossible to eat one with any degree of decorum (its less familiar name "periwinkle" comes from the old English for "winding mussel"). ❋ John Wright Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (2009)

a medieval prototype of Winkle, is explained as for "periwinkle," whereas it is a common Middle-English word, existing now in the shortened form wench, and means Child. ❋ Ernest Weekley (1909)

“She was pure Celt,” Jane recalled, “with periwinkle blue, slightly crossed eyes, short and dumpy.” ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

It is only a weak spatter of a shower that is coming down, so I press the button to release the catch on my umbrella and lift its periwinkle dome above me. ❋ Md Meghan Maclean Weir (2011)

And the Madagascar rosy periwinkle shrub, which has alkaloid properties that are being used in drugs to treat childhood leukemia, Hodgkin's disease and testicular cancer. ❋ Peter Seligmann (2010)

We were greeted by a couple dozen eager and energetic children ranging in age from six to 12 in periwinkle uniforms. ❋ Sara Vogel (2012)

Felix et errabunda XLVI opening my curtains to golden autumn sunlight and a periwinkle blue sky ❋ Unknown (2009)

She sent kindergarten vids. pointing out periwinkle-leafed stunted trees (vot!), water (lees) and ice cream truck. ❋ Unknown (2010)

❋ Wheeler (2003)

Girl: I don't [get this] at all...it's [so HARD]! Guy: [Periwinkle]. ❋ 3Dradio (2011)

mary: [Leik] ohmaigerd, [that hoe] is such a [mother fucking] periwinkle. joseph: IKR!!?! ❋ ZePhYr (2014)

His [self confidence] was high, until he [looked] in [the mirror] and saw his periwinkle. ❋ Snaggletoof (2014)

"Hey have you [planted] those [flowers] yet? "Oh, the [periwinkle] flowers?" "Yes, they're not pretty" ❋ Norsa (2020)

1. One of my friends has a head shaped like a [periwinkle]. 2. His face turned a light shade of periwinkle as he choked on [the plastic] [lobster]. ❋ Bastardized Bottomburp (2003)

Hoe1- omg he totally periwinkled me last night Hoe2- [omg omg omg] [totes] no way that is [soooo] disgusting ❋ Rewster Toilinator (2011)

Dude, this [TP] is so [cheap] [I just] got periwinkled! ❋ W00dg0blin (2010)

Perwinkle loves [mac and cheese]. Periwinkle has [great hair]. Periwinkle can go a [jigsaw puzzle] in a library in Brazil. "Periwinkle, Periwinkle, I love you! yes I do!!!" ❋ La' Nava And Crazy Girl (2011)

"dude my [belly] [buttons] mad [ichy] i think i got periwinkles" ❋ Mike Scizzannell (2007)

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