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coloratura 

1. An intensely beautiful style of singing. It is characterized by flowery, extravagant passages and lots of trills and runs.

2. A coloratura soprano, meaning a soprano who sings the coloratura style.

3. A role in an opera or musical which employs coloratura techniques.

Contrary to popular belief, any properly trained vocalist can sing coloratura--it is not limited to sopranos.
1. "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted" is a coloratura aria.

2. Beverly Sills is a coloratura soprano.

3. The Queen of the Night is a coloratura role.
coloratura by Pitti-Sing June 23, 2006
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Colorandum

The palm of a black person which is lighter than the skin color of the rest of their body.

The light/fair/white part of a black person's palm.

(Coined by the iconic Royinbo in New York)
Stop staring at my colorandum, whiteboy. You ain't never seen black hands in yo life?

Check out the colorandums on Marilyn! She's so dark but her palms are lighter than a white baby's ass!
Colorandum by Oscar de Leon July 16, 2016
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Colorativity 

Freely using language such as the new words on Urban Dictionary to express yourself.

Any expressive activity in either language, art, dance, dress, music or communication with other people.
I catch You dancing in the Moonlight on the beach in the Tropics. The only sound breaking waves and a rustle of untrimmed palms from the Trade Winds at Sea. Who is this Woman who moves so fluidly in the tones of black and white by the beams reflected? No electronic iPod but music within her DNA. Her Colorativity excites me and wets me in anticipation of out first Lovemaking.
Colorativity by Robert J. Lanier October 5, 2007

Cloránte 

A type of plant (flower) that is prone to pollination or a another name for garlic or cloves.Also used as a male name (Clorant:Clorante) Pronounced :Clora-ant ;clore-ont
A new type of cloránte was discovered in the National Botanic Lab of Holland recently.

Colorattitude 

General uptight dimeanor or way of thinking by folks from Colorado characterized by their belief that 1) there are mountains/snow nowhere else 2)only Coloradans recreate outdoors, and/or 3) no location can be superior in any way to Colorado. This leads to an inability to find enjoyment when traveling or actually moving away from home.

These people also like to use "Colorado" in a very generalized way when making comparisons, despite most folks actually just living in the burbs.
Non-Colorado Guy - "We've been getting so much snow this year in the U.P."
Colorado Guy - "Bro, that ain't snow. Colorado gets way more than that"
Non-Colorado Guy- "Don't you live in Denver where the snow melts fairly rapidly? We regularly get twice as much in the town I live in, and it doesn't melt until March."
Colorado Guy- "Well the mountains get more snow than you."
Non-Colorado Guy- "Cool it with your Colorattitude, it's killing our small-town vibe"
Colorattitude by Chill'n October 18, 2022

Colorattitude 

General uptight dimeanor or way of thinking by folks from Colorado characterized by their belief that 1) there are mountains/snow nowhere else 2)only Coloradans recreate outdoors, and/or 3) no location can be superior in any way to Colorado. This leads to an inability to find enjoyment when traveling or actually moving away from home.

These people also like to use "Colorado" in a very generalized way when making comparisons, despite most folks actually just living in the burbs.
Non-Colorado Guy - "We've been getting so much snow this year in the U.P."
Colorado Guy - "Bro, that ain't snow. Colorado gets way more than that"
Non-Colorado Guy- "Don't you live in Denver where the snow melts fairly rapidly? We regularly get twice as much in the town I live in, and it doesn't melt until March."
Colorado Guy- "Well the mountains get more snow than you."
Non-Colorado Guy- "Cool it with your Colorattitude, it's killing our small-town vibe"
Colorattitude by Chill'n October 18, 2022
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026