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bluetick

bluetick noun: a coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States.

Noun

bluetick (plural blueticks)

  1. A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States.

Verb

bluetick (third-person singular simple present blueticks, present participle blueticking, simple past and past participle blueticked)

  1. (Internet) To ignore (a message) sent through a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.

Forms of bluetick

Noun
pluralblueticks
Verb
third-person singular presentblueticks
present participleblueticking
past participleblueticked
pastblueticked
alternative formblue-tick

Origin of bluetick

From blue + tick, from the coloration.

From blue + tick. From the blue tick (check mark) shown when a message has been read on the WhatsApp messaging application.

Questions about bluetick

What does bluetick mean?
Bluetick means a coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States.
What part of speech is bluetick?
Bluetick can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of bluetick?
The plural of bluetick is blueticks.

Words near bluetick in the dictionary

  1. bluetail
  2. bluetails
  3. blueth
  4. bluethroat
  5. bluethroats
  6. bluetick
  7. blueticked
  8. blueticking
  9. blueticks
  10. bluetit
  11. bluetits

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