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local color
noun
: interesting information about a particular place and about the people who live there that is included in a story, movie, etc.
Full Definition of LOCAL COLOR
: the presentation of the features and peculiarities of a particular locality and its inhabitants in writing
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First Known Use of LOCAL COLOR
1868
Rhymes with LOCAL COLOR
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