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bluer en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/

Meanings

1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of blue: more blue
   form of blue

bluer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From blue + -er (“Oxford -er”). Used at Harrow School in London, United Kingdom.

Meanings

1. (UK, qualifier:school slang) A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School.
   • He was alone in his room, in his bluer and his tie, seated on a chair, leaning over his bed like a desk—his preferred way to study—holding the stapled pages of the script, muttering the words. 2011, Justin Evans, “Voraciously”, in The White Devil:
   • Bluer buttons illustrate the principle of 'keeping under'. The Knoll rule book states: 'It is a one year priv. [privilege] to have the bottom button on one's bluer undone [and] a three summer priv. to have all the buttons of one's bluer undone.' 1981, James Anthony Mangan, Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School, Psychology Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 170:

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Relateds

greyers

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