blues 1
— bluesy , adj.
/bloohz/ , n.
1. the blues , ( used with a pl. v. ) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy: This rainy spell is giving me the blues.
2. ( used with a sing. v. ) Jazz.
a. a song, originating with American blacks, that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue notes, and that takes the basic form, customarily improvised upon in performance, of a 12-bar chorus consisting of a 3-line stanza with the second line repeating the first.
b. the genre constituting such songs.
[ 1800-10, Amer.; cf. BLUE DEVILS ]
blues 2
/bloohz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. )
1. any of various blue military uniforms worn by members of the U.S. armed services: dress blues.
2. a blue uniform for work; blue work clothes: a doctor in surgical blues.
3. Informal. police: The blues keep this neighborhood safe.
[ see BLUE, -S 3 ]