bluey

[ bloo-ee ]

/ ˈblu i /

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noun, plural blue·ys.Australian.

a legal summons.

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Origin of bluey

1795–1805; blue + -y²; (def. 1) so called because usually wrapped in a blue blanket; (def. 2) so called from its blue binder

Words nearby bluey

blue whale, blue whistler, blue-winged teal, bluewood, blue wood aster, bluey, bluff, bluffing, bluing, bluish, Blum

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How to use bluey in a sentence

At length "Bluey's" promise to "square up in a day or so" was accepted, under protest, and the customer departed.
Cap'n Eri|Joseph Crosby Lincoln
They just made up their swags and "humped the bluey" for the coast.
"Over There" with the Australians|R. Hugh Knyvett
Humped our blues serenely.To hump bluey is to carry ones swag, and the name bluey comes from the blue blankets.
The Old Bush Songs|A. B. Paterson
That's what Bluey Batcheldor said the other day when he came in and wanted to borrow a hundred dollars on his personal note.
Shavings|Joseph C. Lincoln

Once I made a mouse-trap of a beautiful large sheet of bluey paper, and it turned out to be an order come down to papa.
The Two Sides of the Shield|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for bluey (1 of 2)

bluey

/ (ˈbluːɪ) /

noun Australian informal

a blanket

a swagman's bundle

hump bluey or hump one's bluey to carry one's bundle; tramp

slang a variant of blue (def. 13)

a cattle dog

a red-headed person

Word Origin for bluey

(for senses 1, 2, 4) C19: from blue (on account of their colour) + -y ²

British Dictionary definitions for bluey (2 of 2)

Bluey

/ (ˈbluːɪ) /

noun

a variant of Blue

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