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Originally Posted by carrie721
that is so not a word.  |
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blue
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blue[1,adjective]
Main Entry: 1blue
Pronunciation: \ˈblü\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): blu·er; blu·est
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blāo blue; akin to Latin flavus yellow
Date: 13th century
1: of the color blue
2 a: bluish
b: discolored by or as if by bruising (blue with cold) c: bluish gray (a blue cat)
3 a: low in spirits : melancholy b: marked by low spirits : depressing (a blue funk) (things looked blue)
4: wearing blue
5 of a woman : learned, intellectual
6: puritanical
7 a: profane, indecent (blue movie) b: off-color, risqué (blue jokes)
8: of, relating to, or used in blues (a blue song)
— blue·ly adverb
— blue·ness noun
— blue in the face : extremely exasperated