"bluetick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blueticks [plural]
Etymology: blue + tick, from the coloration. Etymology templates: {{wp|Bluetick Coonhound}}, {{com|en|blue|tick}} blue + tick Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluetick (plural blueticks)
  1. A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States,
    Sense id: en-bluetick-en-noun-d7leplrO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: blueticks [present, singular, third-person], blueticking [participle, present], blueticked [participle, past], blueticked [past]
Etymology: From blue + tick. From the blue tick (check mark) shown when a message has been read on the WhatsApp messaging application. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|tick}} blue + tick Head templates: {{en-verb}} bluetick (third-person singular simple present blueticks, present participle blueticking, simple past and past participle blueticked)
  1. (Internet slang) To ignore (a message) sent via a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested. Tags: Internet Synonyms: blue-tick
    Sense id: en-bluetick-en-verb-YHgwF4ZY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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