blue
- adjective
- /blu/
- Offensive
- They're not quite as blue in their jokes and their commentary.
- blue laws
It's not overtly blue, it's not R rated.
- It's not overtly blue, it's not R rated.
Examples
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- Hey, that was blue, I saw.
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Many stand-up comedians are known for their blue humor, often pushing the boundaries of decency.
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And then a case involving NYPD Blue that the Parents Television Council decided was indecent.
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His blue remarks at the dinner party made several guests uncomfortable.
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The film was criticized for its blue language, which some viewers found offensive.
Synonyms
Slightly sexual in a playful way that may make people blush
Shocking or exciting details about people's private lives
Slightly shocking because it talks about sex in a rude or funny way
Showing no respect for holy things and often using rude words
Disapproving of pleasure and very strict about moral behavior
Slightly rude or indecent in a way meant to be funny
Stories or jokes that suggest sex and may make people feel embarrassed
Slightly shocking because of sexual or rude content
A little impolite because it talks about sex, often in a funny or daring way
Slightly about sex in a playful, rude way
Very strict about how people should behave for religious reasons
Antonyms
Idioms
You must choose between two options that are both bad
To start something that quickly becomes exciting or causes strong debate
Compounds
- US
A range of Appalachian mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia that look blue from far away
- Specialized
A share of a large, well-known company that is safe and pays steady dividends
A mountain range in the eastern United States from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
- Specialized
A very large powerful bomb the US military uses to destroy enemy positions
- US
A bluish crab that lives on North America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts and is eaten for its sweet meat
- Formal
An independent group of respected experts who study a public problem and give advice
- Jargon
An unwritten rule among police officers not to report a colleague's illegal actions to protect them from punishment
A large bird with blue-grey feathers, long legs and a long neck that lives near water
- US
A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
- Specialized
Bright blue electric flashes that shoot up from thundercloud tops into the upper sky
- Specialized
A way to release software using two identical systems to move users to the new version
A deep bright blue paint color first made from a stone called lapis lazuli and now often made artificially
- Formal
A group of respected experts chosen to study an important public problem and give advice
- US
A plant that lives for many years and has clusters of blue, star-shaped flowers in the southeastern United States
A water plant with blue flowers that people often use in art, religion, and traditional medicine
- Specialized
A musical note played a bit lower in jazz and blues to sound sad and emotional
How Indecent
- Offensive
- Offensive
- NSFW
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember blue for 'indecent' is that from the 1800s people called rude jokes and songs 'blue', so blue language now means sexual or crude speech.