"bluey" meaning in English

See bluey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbluː.i/ [UK] Audio: EN-AU ck1 bluey2.ogg Forms: bluier [comparative], bluiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: From blue + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|y}} blue + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bluey (comparative bluier, superlative bluiest)
  1. Having a colour similar to blue. Synonyms: blueish
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-adj-r1osnfbK

Noun

IPA: /ˈbluː.i/ [UK] Audio: EN-AU ck1 bluey2.ogg Forms: blueys [plural]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: From blue + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|y}} blue + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bluey (countable and uncountable, plural blueys)
  1. (slang) The metal lead. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-M9P-BbH7
  2. (Australian slang) A bushman's blanket. Tags: Australian, countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-FbCMNB3U Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (Australian slang) A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag. Tags: Australian, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing, Hair colors
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun--lF6WkfG Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0 3 17 24 28 18 3 0 5 2 Disambiguation of Hair colors: 8 1 6 11 19 10 8 8 2 19 9 Categories (other): Australian English
  4. (Australian slang) A blue cattle dog, especially a blue heeler. Tags: Australian, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing, Hair colors, Metals Categories (lifeform): Dogs, Hydrozoans
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-nzs6aNal Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0 3 17 24 28 18 3 0 5 2 Disambiguation of Hair colors: 8 1 6 11 19 10 8 8 2 19 9 Disambiguation of Metals: 6 5 6 12 17 13 8 10 2 11 10 Disambiguation of Dogs: 7 1 7 14 28 9 8 8 2 13 3 Disambiguation of Hydrozoans: 6 1 8 12 22 10 9 9 2 15 4 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 8 14 23 10 9 9 0 16 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 8 1 9 14 20 10 9 9 2 15 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 0 8 14 22 10 9 9 1 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 9 14 24 9 10 9 1 16 2
  5. (Australian slang) A blue singlet, especially one from the Bonds clothing label. Tags: Australian, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-bTYlZsPe Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0 3 17 24 28 18 3 0 5 2 Categories (other): Australian English
  6. (Australia) A bluebottle. Tags: Australia, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-RGIBrR8a Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0 3 17 24 28 18 3 0 5 2 Categories (other): Australian English
  7. (Australia, medicine) A disposable underpad. Tags: Australia, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-JlnRTI7n Categories (other): Australian English Topics: medicine, sciences
  8. (informal) A blue film. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-XvDS0ZAS
  9. (Australian slang) A person with ginger hair. Tags: Australian, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Hair colors
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-GNUVs0kO Disambiguation of Hair colors: 8 1 6 11 19 10 8 8 2 19 9 Categories (other): Australian English
  10. (Internet slang, derogatory) An online troll who uses the blue check verification system on Twitter. Tags: Internet, countable, derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Twitter
    Sense id: en-bluey-en-noun-vkMxgi5Q Disambiguation of Twitter: 3 1 3 6 7 7 4 4 2 5 59

Inflected forms

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        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The metal lead."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) The metal lead."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "Australian slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1896, Henry Lawson, In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses:",
          "text": "Then we had to wring our blueys which were rotting in the swags, /And we saw the sugar leaking through the bottoms of the bags […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bushman's blanket."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bushman",
          "bushman"
        ],
        [
          "blanket",
          "blanket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australian slang) A bushman's blanket."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "Australian slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 318:",
          "text": "‘Doc’ […] shouldered his bluey and whistled up his lame fox-terrier before formally wishing them all well.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bundle",
          "bundle"
        ],
        [
          "swag",
          "swag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australian slang) A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "Australian slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A blue cattle dog, especially a blue heeler."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cattle dog",
          "cattle dog"
        ],
        [
          "blue heeler",
          "blue heeler"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australian slang) A blue cattle dog, especially a blue heeler."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "Australian slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A blue singlet, especially one from the Bonds clothing label."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "singlet",
          "singlet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australian slang) A blue singlet, especially one from the Bonds clothing label."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bluebottle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bluebottle",
          "bluebottle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia) A bluebottle."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "en:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A disposable underpad."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "disposable",
          "disposable"
        ],
        [
          "underpad",
          "underpad"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia, medicine) A disposable underpad."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A blue film."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blue film",
          "blue film"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A blue film."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "Australian slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person with ginger hair."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ginger",
          "ginger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australian slang) A person with ginger hair."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English internet slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An online troll who uses the blue check verification system on Twitter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "troll",
          "troll"
        ],
        [
          "blue check",
          "blue check"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, derogatory) An online troll who uses the blue check verification system on Twitter."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "countable",
        "derogatory",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbluː.i/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/EN-AU_ck1_bluey2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bluey"
}

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