haint blue

[ heynt bloo ]

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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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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.

Conchs called it haint blue, and it was supposed to keep haints away.

“Haint blue is the color ghosts and spirits hate most,” Doc continued.

I had a hair ribbon that was haint blue, but Mama only let me wear it on the Sundays we went to church.

“Do we have anything with a lot of haint blue on it?”

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