purple state

== English == === Etymology === Compound of purple +‎ state, modeled on blue state and red state. From purple being a blend of blue and red colors, where the color representing the Democratic Party of the United States is blue and that representing the Republican Party of the United States is red. === Pronunciation === === Noun === purple state (plural purple states) (US politics) A swing state. ==== Translations ==== === See also === blue state green state red state Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year