95 Purple Puns Guaranteed to Tickle Your Fancy

Purple is associated with creativity, wisdom, spirituality. In nature, purple can be found in flowers like lavender, orchids, and violets. Royalty has long embraced purple dyes made from shellfish and plants.

Here we have an opulent assortment of plays on words and amusing anecdotes centered around the purple puns. Whether it’s twists on “purple” or punny observations about all things violet, prepare for side-splitting merriment fit for nobility.

95 Best Purple Puns

why were the purple lovers upset this year?a: because they’ve got the real blues.
james franco asking for purple heart award after his bravery acting in “the interview”
what’s purple and screams? a damson in distress.
i just went the doctors, turns out i’m colourblind the results came completely out of the purple!
my 10 year old daughter just told me this one. “what did the green grape say to the purple grape?” “breathe you idiot, breathe!”i’ve never been so proud.
what do you call a male cow wearing a pink shirt, orange shorts, and a purple backpack? adorable
what did the purple grape say to the green apple? “you’re the apple of my eye!”why did the grape go to school? to learn how to grapevine dance.
my friend has synaesthesia. i made the mistake of asking him the time; he replied, “half past purple.”
laven-duh–how a shade of purple makes a sarcastic remark.
i recently found out that i am color blind. it came completely out of the purple.
have you heard of the teenage mutant hero turtles who were all shades of lilac? their catch phrase is “purple power!”
what terns green purple and white? a chameleon
why did the purple music teacher go to jail? he got caught selling grape records!
why did the purple chef get fired? his dishes were all berry bad!
son: dad what rhymes with purple? me: no it doesn’t.
what do you call a purple vegetable who loves to meditate? a grape yogi!
12 what does a green grape tell a purple grape? “breathe, you idiot, breathe!”
after the rain comes the purple flowers, blooming with delight!
when you’re feeling blue, just listen to the purple rain and feel your mood lift.
why was the purple tomato so shy? it couldn’t ketchup with the other veggies!
why was the grapefruit so sad?a: because it had the purple blues.
what’s purple and doesn’t fit anymore?a: a dead epileptic.
today my doctor told me i was colorblind. the results came completely out of the purple…
the purple bird was afraid of heights – it had “fly-highophobia”!
how do you make a purple cat disappear? say “abracadabra”!
why did the purple fruit become a detective? it was a “grape” investigator!
rain can bring renewal, just like the purple rain brings refreshing melodies.
i’m color blind and the other day i thought i could actually detect purple… …but it was just a pigment of my imagination.
what do you call a sad purple vegetable? a “blueberry”!
why couldn’t the purple dinosaur go to school? he was a barney drop-out.
why are elephants big and grey? because if they were small and purple, they would be called grape.
i just found out i’m colorblind. the news was a bolt from the purple!
why did the purple chef win the award? it served up a “grape” dish!
why did the purple boat sink? it had too many leaks in its grape hull!
what’s purple and screams a lot? a damson in distress.
what’s your least favorite color?– mine is purple. i loathe it more than red and blue combined.
son: what rhymes with purpledad: no it doesn’t
what do you call a purple vegetable that can predict the future? a sour-grape!
what do you call a purple fawn. laven-deer
purple is my favorite colour! i like it more than blue and red combined.
the purple traitor of a crime.
one is filled with purple paint, the other with red paint. they collide…all the survivors were marooned.
the x men used to wear purple but then they stopped. the days of fuchsia passed
the grape wall of china – every purple fruit’s favourite historical landmark.
what did the green grape say to the purple grape? breathe idiot! breathe!
i just found out i’m colorblind. the diagnosis came completely out of the purple.
what do you call a purple vegetable who can sing opera? a sopra-grape!
when the purple fruit meditates, it finds its “inner pees.”
it came right out of the purple.
why did the elephant wear blue shorts? because the purple ones were in the wash
what’s purple and sits on the western edge of europe? – grape britain.
my cousin sells early deep purple records for a living. he’s a hush dealer.
what’s purple and screams a lot? a damson in distress.
“this morning my wife walked in and started hitting me with a bouquet of purple flowers…
my friend has always had a purple face. he’s really hoping to meet a purple faced woman one day… i told him not to hold his breath.
what is purple and commutes? an abelian grape!
a plum got really angry and started shouting at me, so i called it out for purple abuse.
what do you get when you cross a purple grape with a blueberry? a blurpleberry.what do you call a purple grape that’s been around the world? a well-traveled raisin.
i do love wearing the color purple. it makes me feel like a prince among men.
charles darwin apparently always chooses the purple one from the quality street selection box. this is natural selection.
why did the purple tomato go to school? to learn to be saucy!
44 a plum got really angry and started shouting at me, so i called it out for purple abuse.
there’s a new breed of dog, which is purple from nose to tail. it’s called a grape dane.
my grandfather was telling me about his purple heart. i told him he should really see a doctor.
fanta-stic–extraordinary purple soda!
auber-gin – a purple veggie drink.
why did the purple car go to the doctor? it was feeling a bit grape!
how did the purple fish get out of its bowl? it purpled out!
my co-worker turned up to work with bright purple hair. i think he seriously misunderstood the insult “go die”
why did the purple painter become famous? he had an art attack!
i never knew my grandfather but i just learned he had a purple heart. it’s terrible what alcoholism does to your organs.
the purple paint always tried to “brush” up on its skills.
mauv-ies–purple movies.
have you heard of the teenage mutant hero turtles who were all shades of lilac?– their catch phrase is “purple power!”
why did the purple potato go to school? to get a “tuber” education!
what did the green grape say to the purple grape ??– breathe !!!!edit: spelling
what do you call a purple grape that’s been around the world? a well-traveled raisin.
when the sky turns gray, i just remember the purple rain.
li-lack–a purple that’s not good enough.
17 did you hear about rudolph the reindeer? apparently he ran away from santa, got tattooed and dyed his fur purple. he truly is a rebel without a claus.
what’s a purple cat’s favorite instrument? the “purr-ano”!
what is the difference between a grape and an elephant?– they are both purple except for the elephant.
what did the green grape say to the purple grape? breathe, you idiot!! breathe!!!!
the x men used to wear purple but then they stopped. the days of fuchsia passed.
i recently found out that i’m colorblind. it came out of the purple.
charles darwin always chooses the purple choc from the quality street tin. it’s a natural selection.
the purple berry had a “grape” escape from the fruit bowl.
16 there’s a been a weather warning! purple rain is about to start falling! you’d better run before the violet storms start!
36 what is purple and sits in the corner of the room with a pointed hat on? a naughty plum.
why was the purple ghost such a great dancer? it had all the right boos!
24 there’s a great tip for those who live in a purple house: if all the lights go off, check the fuchsia box.
turns out i’m indeed color blind, that totally came out of the purple.
why do purple vegetables always meditate? to achieve inner peas!
what rhymes with purple?– no it doesn’t
a ship carrying purple paint ran into a ship carrying brown paint. the survivors were marooned.