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local colour

British

noun

the characteristic features or atmosphere of a place or time

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He had chosen Ford and Aly as local colour for his prepared shtick, a routine that he could have done just about anywhere.

From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2017

Are they just a local colour morph, or something more interesting?

From Scientific American • Mar. 5, 2014

Or is it what adds to the local colour of the Giro?

From The Guardian • May 19, 2013

"And, with hindsight, one can see that adding a bit of local colour like that is asking for trouble but we didn't really spot that at the time."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2010

I must also give you another beautiful little bit of local colour, although it suggests further expenditure.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

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