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purple patch

noun

Meaning

  1. A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.
  2. An ornate or elaborate section of a written work; a patch of purple prose.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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