Day-Glo
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- /ˈdeɪˌɡloʊ/
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Day-Glo
- Red, purple, and pink impatiens shone with almost Day-Glo radiance in the dwindling light; and as the sun finished setting, they faded as if they were hundreds of small lightbulbs on a rheostat.
- Day-Glo orange
- Day-Glo pink
- Day-Glo colors
Examples
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Despite Lois's best attempts with the suntan lotion, Giselle's skin radiated a Day-Glo pink.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was also a colored ball, Day-Glo orange with green stars on it.
Fiction book (1998) -
Nice call on the Day-Glo green.
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Big Day-Glo letters on a black background.
Fiction book (2000) -
Written in Day-Glo green marker on the door was "The Nat Hole."
Fiction book (1993) -
They've all purchased some kind of Day-Glo vests and matching orange caps.
Fiction book (2000) -
Fortyish with a clean-shaven face, Chris wore a Day-Glo pink and orange anorak with purple sleeves and a baseball cap that said "WILD AMERICA."
Fiction book (2002) -
She was younger than Cara, with a sharp, blonde face and high-top sneakers crisscrossed with Day-Glo laces.
Fiction book (1993) -
I wore Sandy Hook Pier Day-Glo blue T-shirts and a short denim skirt with metallic studs that glittered like rhinestones.
Fiction book (1997) -
My bicycle has a bright Day-Glo orange paint that makes it easy to see on the road.
Antonyms
How Bright
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Day-Glo began as a brand name that joins day ('day') and glow ('to shine'), so imagine colors that 'glow like daylight'. That's why Day-Glo means very bright, fluorescent paint or color used to make things highly visible.