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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A trademark used for fluorescent coloring agents and materials. This trademark sometimes occurs in print in lowercase: "The troupe's staging . . . follows Alice's fantasy romp through day-glo daisies, past a smiling Cheshire cat” ( Los Angeles Times).
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“Between the time Id written the list and now, Id shadowed all the letters in the title with Day-Glo Sharpies.”
“The conjunction of plush colors gives everything in the room a supersaturated Day-Glo kitchiness.”
“An air of both claustrophobic and precarious social composition is stressed through work in oil and Day-Glo paint, or stone lithograph printmaking from photographs taken of precisely posed models.”
“The good news upon re-entering the building was that in our absence someone had repainted the Day-Glo lobby white.”
The Huffington Post: David Serchuk: New York City Apartment Hell Pt. 4
“Liu Wei Collectors like Beijing hotelier Zhang Rui are fans of the younger Mr. Liu, who was born in Beijing in 1972 and is known for embracing an energetic variety of styles and materials, including Day-Glo abstractions.”
“In some ways they are a throwback to an earlier era of skiing, where Day-Glo headbands and water-proofed jeans were the norm, Jonny Mosely turning hot Dinner Roll tricks that wouldn't make a head turn at a 21st Century suburban skate park.”
“Think about it: You chuck it all, buy a used VW bus, paint some Day-Glo flowers on it and hit the road, permanently.”
“He told me Henry was with two men in Day-Glo yellow jackets who appeared to be Irish travellers in the building business.”
“The best she could do was redesign the nachos, without all the goopy, Day-Glo cheese.”
The Huffington Post: Maria Rodale: A National Look at School Lunches, Part 2
“Behind him, on the seaward side of the liner hung two Day-Glo orange life rafts, while a third floated in the sea near the bows – visible evidence of the chaotic evacuation.”
The Guardian: Cruise ship scene marked by modern totem of disaster in medieval harbour
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