color de perro que huye

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “color of a dog that flees”. Extremely rare compared to similar expressions in neighbouring languages, and thus most likely a calque from one of them, like Catalan color de gos com fuig.

Noun

color de perro que huye m (uncountable)

1. (rare) an nonspecific or nameless color, sometimes especially an unattractive one
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:color de perro que huye.

See also

• see Portuguese cor de burro quando foge and similar terms in other languages listed there