local colour

noun

the characteristic features or atmosphere of a place or time

Words nearby local colour

local anesthetic, local area network, local asphyxia, local authority, local color, local colour, local death, local examinations, local flap, local government, local group

Example sentences from the Web for local colour

  • My job was to keep tab of incidents and local-colour stuff generally.

    Those Times And These |Irvin S. Cobb