Meaning: blues 
bluː
n.
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
a state of depression
n.
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
blue clothing
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
the sky as viewed during daylight
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
v.
turn blue
adj.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
low in spirits
characterized by profanity or cursing
suggestive of sexual impropriety
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
morally rigorous and strict
causing dejection
have a case of the blues Idiom, Proverb
baby blues
cry the blues
got the blues
county blues
get the blues
Idiom(s): get the bluesTheme: SORROW
to become sad or depressed.
• You'll have to excuse Bill. He has the blues tonight.
• I get the blues every time I hear that song.
blues
bluessee have the blues.
have the blues
have the bluesAlso, feel blue. Feel depressed or sad, as in After seeing the old house in such bad shape, I had the blues for weeks, or Patricia tends to feel blue around the holidays. The noun blues, meaning “low spirits,” was first recorded in 1741 and may come from blue devil, a 17th-century term for a baleful demon, or from the adjective blue meaning “sad,” a usage first recorded in Chaucer's Complaint of Mars (c. 1385). The idiom may have been reinforced by the notion that anxiety produces a livid skin color. Also see blue funk, in a.
baby blues
blues
bluessee have the blues.
county blues
cry the blues
get the blues
Idiom(s): get the bluesTheme: SORROW
to become sad or depressed.
• You'll accept to alibi Bill. He has the dejection tonight.
• I get the dejection every time I apprehend that song.
got the blues
have the blues
have the bluesAlso, feel blue. Feel depressed or sad, as in After seeing the old abode in such bad shape, I had the dejection for weeks, or Patricia tends to feel dejected about the holidays. The noun blues, acceptation “low spirits,” was aboriginal recorded in 1741 and may appear from blue devil, a 17th-century appellation for a calamitous demon, or from the adjective blue acceptation “sad,” a acceptance aboriginal recorded in Chaucer's Complaint of Mars (c. 1385). The argot may accept been able by the angle that all-overs produces a ashen bark color. Also see blue funk, in a.
have a case of the blues
To acquaintance a balmy or acting accompaniment of anguish or melancholy. I don't apperceive what's got me so down. I've aloof had a case of the dejection back I woke up. Look, abasement doesn't aloof beggarly you accept a case of the dejection from time to time. It's a serious, abiding action that requires able treatment.Learn more: blues, case, have, of
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