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blue job

blue job noun: a member of the air force.

Noun

blue job (plural blue jobs)

  1. (UK, dated, air force slang) A member of the air force.
    • Air force personnel used to distinguish airmen (blue jobs or boys in blue) from army personnel (brown jobs or boys in brown).2006, David W. Clark, Joe's Letters, page 38
    • As Blue Jobs we had to walk behind the sweep line, probably because we would have been a liability had there been a scene. We hadn't quite reached the camp area when we heard the sound of Ray's chopper.2014, Preller Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations, page 224
    Synonyms:
    boy in blue

Synonyms of blue job

Forms of blue job

pluralblue jobs

Origin of blue job

From the colour of the uniform, and slang job (“thing”).

Questions about blue job

What does blue job mean?
Blue job means a member of the air force.
What part of speech is blue job?
Blue job is a noun.
What is the plural of blue job?
The plural of blue job is blue jobs.

Words near blue job in the dictionary

  1. blue jays
  2. blue jean
  3. blue jeans
  4. blue jet
  5. blue jets
  6. blue job
  7. blue jobs
  8. blue John
  9. blue king crab
  10. blue king crabs
  11. Blue Knob

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