| 单词 | to make a blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a blue 23. Australian and New Zealand slang. A mistake, a blunder. Now chiefly in to make a blue. Cf. black n. 15. [Perhaps a punning alteration of a shortening of bloomer n.1 3, although compare also sense B. 24.] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > serious error, blunder blunder1706 blunderbuss1726 floor1841 bull1846 howler1872 atrocity1878 break1884 bloomer1889 boner1912 bish1937 black1939 blue1941 cock-up1946 piss-up1950 screw-up1950 blob1952 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 11 Blue, an error or mistake; a loss. 1954 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 14 July 12 He rang..Cromwell's solicitor, asking if there could be any ‘blues’ or defects in title. 1957 ‘N. Shute’ On Beach i. 23 I put up a blue right away by ordering a pink gin. 1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 17 Trouble with you blokes is you won't admit when you've made a blue. 1990 J. Edwards AWOL 132 The sailor walked out of the door..and, as far as he was concerned, I'd made a blue. < as lemmas |
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