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half blue

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Sporting colors that are awarded by a university or other institution for sporting achievement at a lower level, or in a more minor sport, than that required to receive a full blue, especially and originally at Oxford and Cambridge University in England.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: athletics, education, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning 2

A person who has been awarded such sporting colors.

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