Meanings
verbshow colour (third-person singular simple present shows colour, present participle showing colour, simple past showed colour, past participle shown colour)
present singular third person shows colour · participle present showing colour · past showed colour · participle past shown colour
Origin
May be derived from show one's true colors, but referring to showing one's bad behaviour through their anger.
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APA
show colour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20colour
MLA
“show colour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20colour. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “show colour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20colour.
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