Tell me more ×  Are the verbs to orange and to pink with the
meaning "become/turn orange/pink" in everyday use in British or
American English?  share|improve this question Never heard
orange used as a verb; pink has a couple of different meanings
as a verb. Although both could be used as verbs, neither is in
everyday use in American English, at least. –  Robusto Sep 5 '12
at 20:10 What do you use instead? The perifrastic become/turn
construction? –  North Sep 5 '12 at 20:22 Something I just
noticed: all the color verbs can be intransitive, except blue.
You can blue metal or things made of metal, but while something
can pinken, blacken, whiten, red, or green, it only turns blue.
Then there's the reflexive case. –  Malvolio Sep 5 '12 at 21:15
@North: misusing the rules of argument is forgiveable,
misspelling the unjustified word is not. –  TimLymington Sep 5
'12 at 22:29 @Robusto: I've heard orange used as a verb once –
in the punch line: "Orange you glad I didn't say banana?" ;^) – 
J.R. Sep 6 '12 at 9:08 show