blue job en · NOUN
Etymology
From the colour of the uniform, and slang job (“thing”).
Meanings
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(UK, dated, qualifier:air force slang) A member of the air force.
As Blue Jobs we had to walk behind the sweep line, probably because we would have been a liability had there been a scene. We hadn't quite reached the camp area when we heard the sound of Ray's chopper.
2014, Preller Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations, page 224:Air force personnel used to distinguish airmen (blue jobs or boys in blue) from army personnel (brown jobs or boys in brown).
2006, David W. Clark, Joe's Letters, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blue jobs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |