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"blue" Definition

  1. said of talk that is smutty or indecent. Probably from the French, “Bibliothèque Bleu.” When the conversation has assumed an entirely opposite character, it is then said to be BROWN or Quakerish.
  2. a policeman; otherwise BLUE BOTTLE. From the colour of his uniform.
  3. or BLEW, to pawn or pledge. Actually to get rid of.
  4. confounded or surprised; “to look BLUE,” to look astonished, annoyed, or disappointed.

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Position in the dictionary: 246 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: blue bellies, blue billy, blue blanket, blue bottle, blue butter, blue devils, blue moon, blue murders., blue ruin, blue-pigeon-flyer
Previous words in the dictionary: bludger, blowsey, blower, blowen, blow up, blow out, blow me, blow a cloud, blow, bloody jemmy

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