9 апр. 2011 г. · "Blue" humor is a type of humor that is dirty and offensive. So if a performance or public event "goes blue", it means that much of the humor is profane.

27 мая 2011 г. · 'Blue' is from early striptease or lewd theatre in London. Girls could be on stage naked, provided they were lit by blue lighting, which diminished any sense ...

14 сент. 2011 г. · BLUE, to look blue; to be confounded, terrified, or disappointed. BLUE DEVILS, low spirits. John Barrett, Dictionary of Americanisms, first ...

23 июл. 2020 г. · You can use whatever you want. However, "blue" is much more commonly taken to mean "depressed". – Hot Licks · 1. No, you can't use blue for "gay" ...

26 июл. 2013 г. · A blue mouth is someone who swears and/or talks "dirty" sometimes using words of a strong sexual nature.

7 окт. 2021 г. · it usually means to look outandlish, do something bizarre—perhaps from the belief that the Druids/Picts/Celts painted themselves blue ...

5 апр. 2020 г. · Blue blazes is just a more emphatic version of the euphemism blazes for hell. Blistering blue blazes is just more of the same.

12 февр. 2017 г. · "blue bag" was also a trade name for a well-known brand of starch used when washing white clothes. Various blue-colored compounds were mixed with the starch.

11 дек. 2015 г. · Another assumption is that it derives from blue money from to blue, a slang expression that means to blow money: to blue (v.2slang) Also blew.

27 мая 2011 г. · The term did arise by analogy to the speed and force of a bolt of lightning, especially in “talk a blue streak,” meaning to speak rapidly and excitedly.