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
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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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
The sun was just below the horizon, and the inside of the truck was bluey pink.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
There were bluey and yellowy and grey and white kinds, and some was violetish with violets on it, and some pink, with roses.
From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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 Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Everything else in life can go bluey and their work will see them through.
From Believe You Me! by Putnam, Nina Wilcox
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