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carrot

A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).

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#1·Apr 26, 2026UK

A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).

Essentially, lawmakers replaced the sticks with carrots.
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#2·Apr 26, 2026UK

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, , family , especially the subspecies sativus.

In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.
Origin: From and , both from , from . and related to caraway. Displaced native , from , moru, related to . * Noun sense of "motivational tool" refers to carrot and stick. * Verb sense in felt manufacture refers to the orange colour of drying furs. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Mr. Nice possesses the flavor profiles of hash, spice and earth tones with a slight tang. These flavors really dance with the carrot cake, intermingling into a complex taste that will be sure to have you licking your fork. cannabisnow.com/recipe-mr-ni...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “*watches as the purple carrot is tossed high in the air and instantly, he takes fight to deftly catch it mid-air and then land neatly at the tall warden's feet*”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Carrot scented more likely! (The Dutch royal family are the reason carrots are orange lmao)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “*tosses a purple carrot high up in the air and waits* 👀”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Nick's Voice on the Carrot Pen: "I Love You, Partner." Nick: ".................................I'm gonna need That back" THEY FUCKIN' KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING PUTTING THAT EXCHANGE IN #Zootopia2 #WildeHopps”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026UK

(figurative) Any motivational tool; an incentive to do something.

In 2022, when the Biden administration finally succeeded in passing a major climate bill, it consisted almost entirely of carrots—tax credits and subsidies for green energy.
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  • “Tonight I discovered carrot cake pairs really well with whiskey.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “There’s a project in the UK for small modular nuclear power plants, for each city. The carrot is locals get reduced electricity rates if there is one nearby.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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