I hate “aubergine” when it’s used to describe an eggplant. But I love it when it’s used to describe a color! Vegetables, to me, are not royal. They are humble, and should be spoken of with humble words, such as eggplant. Peasants eat eggplants. And we are all peasants. Except me. Which is why I never EVER eat eggplant. Filthy filthy vegetable for filthy filthy scummy poor people with no money. I only eat foxes.
But color, on the other hand, is very special, (except orange, which is for peasants) and defining specific colors is so challenging. It’s a shame, in fact, that all the basic colors have such basic names. “Red” is an abomination. If I’m bleeding to death, I’d prefer a more elegant and significant word, instead of this caveman crapola. I blame the Angles. PIE-speaking dicks!
The more obscure the color, though, the more interesting its name becomes. Aubergine the color is purple, but darker, with a dash of brown or gray. Doesn’t such a rare mixture deserve a lovely name?
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