~ 1 informal,
chiefly Brit.
■ noun (also blue ~ ) a state of panic or fear.
↘ N. Amer. a state of depression.
■ verb avoid out of fear.
Origin
C18: perh. from ~ 2 in the informal sense 'tobacco smoke', or from obs. Flemish fonck 'disturbance, agitation'.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 a style of popular dance music of US black origin, having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar.
2》 N. Amer. informal, dated a strong musty smell of sweat or tobacco.
■ verb ( ~ something up ) give music elements of ~.
Origin
C17: perh. from Fr. dialect ~ier 'blow smoke on'.