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Definition of Blue moon
1. Noun. A long time. "Something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"
Definition of Blue moon
1. Noun. (rare) The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) Something absurd. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) The third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons. ¹
4. Noun. (idiomatic) (context: by extension) A long time. ¹
5. Noun. A flavor of sweet ice cream that is popular in the Midwestern U.S. and is a component of Superman ice cream. ¹
6. Noun. The second of two full moons that occur in the same calendar month. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Moon
Literary usage of Blue moon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blind Alley: Being the Picture of a Very Gallant Gentleman; the Adventures by Walter Lionel George (1919)
"... letters once in a blue moon. What we want is less people to flap their mouths
and more people to let us be.' " " You're right there," said Brough. ..."
2. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"Moon (Blue) " Once in л blue moon," very occasionally, once in a while. Similar to "
Greek kalends." "Does he often come of вп evening?" asks Jennie. ..."
3. Gids Voor Moderne Architectuur in Nederland by Paul Groenendijk, Piet Vollaard, Piet Rook (1998)
"‘A Star Is Born', a 1996 project is represented today by an urinoir designed by
OMA in association with the photographer Erwin Olaf. oo8 blue moon Diverse ..."
4. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"blue moon (proverbial), an undefined period, used in the phrase, " Once in a blue
moon." Blue murders (popular), a great and unusual noise. ..."
5. Cassell's Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes: Being a Compendium of Out by Cassell (London) (1896)
"THE BYE DECEIVED AGAIN: HOW I BAW A blue moon. It is pretty evident, therefore,
... Although none of us ever heard of a blue moon before, there it was, ..."
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