Alice blue
/ˌalɪs ˈbluː/originally US
noun
A light greenish-blue colour.
adjective
Of a light greenish-blue colour.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter. From the name of AliceRoosevelt Longworth, daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who wore the colour at her father's inauguration ball in 1905 + blue.
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- commiseration