bluey
noun
swag.
bluey
American
[bloo-ee]
/ ˈblu i /
bluey
1
British
/ ˈbluːɪ /
noun
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a blanket
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a swagman's bundle
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to carry one's bundle; tramp
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slang a variant of blue
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a cattle dog
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a red-headed person
Bluey
2
British
/ ˈbluːɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bluey
1795–1805; blue + -y 2; bluey ( def. 1 ) so called because usually wrapped in a blue blanket; bluey ( def. 2 ) so called from its blue binder
Example Sentences
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The sun was just below the horizon, and the inside of the truck was bluey pink.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
I’d memorized Australian phrases and learned that a blue is a fight, to make a blue is to make a mistake, and a bluey could either mean “dog,” “jacket,” “equipment,” “redhead,” or “Portuguese man-of-war.”
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
"I want to show Polly the dear little pools where the star-fish are, and the cave under the rocks where we found the sea-urchins and where those queer bluey, diamondy shining things are," said Molly.
From Three Little Cousins by Amy Ella Blanchard
Was raised at Nevertire — The town of Nevertire; He humped his bluey by the name of 'Dunn of Nevertire'.
From In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses by Henry Lawson
It is all terrible, taking place beyond the knotted, serpent-crested hills that lie, bluey and velvety, beyond the waste lagoons.
From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The award-winning children's cartoon series Bluey has been translated into Australian Indigenous language for the first time.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Bluey is now the star of a performance-focused takeover of the park’s Fantasyland Theatre, which officially opened Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
If I really want to sound pretentious, I’d call the Super Bowl the final fireplace of the digital era, with a live audience that dwarfs every other show in the U.S., even Bluey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
If you’re not around toddlers every day, trust me: Getting Bluey is like a baseball team signing Shohei Ohtani.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Whilst resting at the rock-holes I took the opportunity of giving Bluey a lesson in manners, much to the entertainment of my companions.
From Spinifex and Sand by David Wynford Carnegie
He remembered the rich clove carnations with their dower of a sweet savour, the dark indigo winking "blueys" or cornflowers, the spotted musk monkey-flowers, smelling like a village flower-show.
From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
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