adj
Meaning 1
Having a colour similar to blue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Bluey
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbluː.i/
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rhymes with -uːi
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CMU ARPABET: B L UW1 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A nickname commonly given to a red-headed person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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noun
Meaning 3
The metal lead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A bushman's blanket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A blue cattle dog, especially a blue heeler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
A blue singlet, especially one from the Bonds clothing label.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
A bluebottle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
A disposable underpad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 10
A blue film.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
A person with ginger hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 12
An online troll who uses the blue check verification system on Twitter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 13
Synonym of blue pill (“pill of Viagra”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: blue pill
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History
Etymology
From blue + -y.
Etymology tree English blue Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Bluey From blue + -y.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: poil de carotte — nickname commonly given to a red-headed person
- French: rouquin — nickname commonly given to a red-headed person
- French: rouquine — nickname commonly given to a red-headed person
- Polish: marchewka — nickname commonly given to a red-headed person
- Polish: wiewiórka — nickname commonly given to a red-headed person
- Polish: rudzielec — nickname commonly given to a red-headed person