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bluey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈbluː.i/ (UK)

Etymology

From blue + -y.

Meanings

  1. Having a colour similar to blue.

Forms

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bluier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
bluiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

blueish

bluey en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈbluː.i/ (UK)

Etymology

From blue + -y.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) The metal lead.
  2. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A bushman's blanket.
    • Then we had to wring our blueys which were rotting in the swags, /And we saw the sugar leaking through the bottoms of the bags […] 1896, Henry Lawson, In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses:
  3. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag.
    • ‘Doc’ […] shouldered his bluey and whistled up his lame fox-terrier before formally wishing them all well. 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 318:
  4. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A blue cattle dog, especially a blue heeler.
  5. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A blue singlet, especially one from the Bonds clothing label.
  6. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A bluebottle.
  7. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A disposable underpad.
  8. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A blue film.
  9. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A person with ginger hair.
  10. (Internet, colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable) An online troll who uses the blue check verification system on Twitter.
  11. (UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Synonym of blue pill (“pill of Viagra”).
    • He confessed: "You'd have to do a 'bluey' with her. It's one of those situations you think, 'I'm not risking it'. With really good-looking girls, the pressure's on." 2010 December 19, Daniel Sperling, “Cardle 'too nervous' to sleep with Rihanna”, in Digital Spy:

Forms

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blueys Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

blue pill