blue velvet

noun

Slang.

1. a mixture of paregoric and Pyribenzamine taken by vein as an illicit drug.

Example Sentences

David Lynch, the co-creator of “Twin Peaks” and the writer and director of a string of films so uniquely and beautifully bizarre — “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” to name a few — that only the coining of the descriptor “Lynchian” could do justice in describing them, died at the age of 78, just months after the news of his emphysema diagnosis in August 2024.

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With surreal films like Blue Velvet and his mind-bending TV series Twin Peaks, David Lynch often left audiences scratching their heads.

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The King and Queen followed convention and were at the back of the procession dressed in white plumed hats and dark blue velvet robes, as were the other members of the order.

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The next night comes a 30th anniversary presentation of “Clueless,” followed by a May 31 screening of “Blue Velvet” and tribute to director David Lynch, who died in January.

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He turned down David Lynch’s offer of a role in “Blue Velvet.”

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