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
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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)
All bluey white they’ll be, and each one so scared by the sight of the other that they’ll hardly dare to breathe.
From Pixie O'Shaughnessy by Groome, William H. C.
Tennyson, the poet, notes the fact that the peculiar bluey shade of its feathers arouses feelings of affection in people who weren't thinking of anything of the sort before they saw it.
From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.
The award-winning children's cartoon series Bluey has been translated into Australian Indigenous language for the first time.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Taken as a whole, the feel is something of a fair, like hanging out with Bluey and Bingo at a backyard barbecue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 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
It is an Australian phenomenon, probably behind only children's cartoon Bluey as the current biggest TV export from this country.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 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 Carnegie, David Wynford
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 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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