Usually used as slang in Brazil, a colorful friend is a person who you can have an open sexual relationship with without a commitment. Brazillian name for "friends with benefits".
a brightly colored and unexpected artwork similar to what children in grade school experience when they color a piece of paper, then color over it with solid black crayon. When the black crayon is scraped off, there is a colorful surprise.
I like my women to have tats on their cleavage. That way, you get a colorful surprise when you squeegee-off the Cleveland Steamer.
"Crook" or "gangster", expressed in a way that won't get you sued for libel, as used mainly in the Australian press.
Colourful racing identity John Gatano today fronted the magistrate's court to answer police allegations about his role in a massiveheroin smuggling ring.