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This phrase goes as far back as Medieval England and originally meant impossible, as in when pigs fly. In an extremely rare case, the moon might actually look blue after a volcanic eruption because of the dust particles in the air, (19) but that likely isn't the origin of the expression. If you want to indicate that something happens rarely, then you might use the phrase once in a blue moon. (18) Let's hope these conditions become even more rare, the next meaning of blue.
#Blue blood auxl skin#
The skin of individuals with this problem is slate gray-blue. It seems that there are blue-skinned mummies from Egypt, (17) and perhaps the lack of genetic diversity among the ancient elite caused a disorder called methemoglobinemia. The second disorder can be traced back thousands of years. (16) Silver is expensive and was more likely to be used by rich people than the masses. One is called argyria, a condition that turns the skin a bluish color because of chronic exposure to silver.
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(15) Two medical disorders may be also relevant to the association between blue and regality. It is also possible that the association between blue and royalty stems from the simple fact that the blood in the veins of pale individuals appears blue through the skin.
#Blue blood auxl free#
It seems that members of the Spanish royalty wanted to claim that their blood was pure-in their case, free of Moorish or Jewish ancestry. The expression blue blood, which originates from 1809, (14) refers to a person of noble origin. Blue may also be associated with royalty because blue dyes used to be rare and expensive. (12) Back in the day, the British monarchy gave out the Order of the Garter to well-deserving knights, and this honor was a bright blue ribbon. When you win a blue ribbon, you've earned the top honor, (11) and the term dates from 1645 or so. English uses several blue-themed expressions that have this elevated connotation, such as blue ribbon and blue blood. The next meaning associated with the word blue moves us from inexpensive food to noble blood. In the 1890s, the Fred Harvey Company developed a chain of restaurants that serviced various railroad routes as well as the dining cars themselves, and the restaurants used “faux-Wedgwood plates with a blue design.” (10) When you go to a diner for a blue plate special, your meal might be served on a blue plate with several sunken compartments for “potatoes, meat, and greens.” (8) tells us the phrase blue plate originates from 1940 to 1945, (9) but it may be 50 or so years older than that. The origin is uncertain, but it may refer to a plate that was actually blue. This phrase refers to a daily special that is a complete meal at a reduced price. Next on our list is the blue plate special. (7) So maybe we should start talking about brown chip stocks instead. (6) Nowadays, the highest-value chips, worth $5,000, are brown, with blue chips being worth just $10 apiece. Why blue and not some other color? Because at the turn of the 20th century, blue poker chips were very valuable. (5) In 1904, blue chip came to mean of high value (6) and 20 years later came to be associated with valuable companies. (4) Examples are cereal maker General Mills and package deliverer United Parcel Service. The phrase blue chip, as in blue chip stocks, refers to large, well-established companies that are likely to be household names and to pay dividends to stockholders.
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Our third phrase or expression containing the color blue refers to money. Let's try not to deplete our oxygen levels! (3) When someone is deprived of oxygen, such as when talking breathlessly or angrily, the skin turns bluish.
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The meaning of blue in this expression originates in medicine. For example, a mother can tell her slovenly son to clean up his room until she is blue in the face unfortunately, in this case, the room will probably stay messy. When someone does something until she is blue in the face, she is feeling frustrated and exasperated. Number two on our list is blue in the face.