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boys in blue

boys in blue is the plural of boy in blue.

Meaning of boy in blue

Noun

boy in blue (plural boys in blue)

  1. (UK, US, in plural, slang) A policeman.
  2. (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
    Synonyms:
    blue job

Questions about boys in blue

What is boys in blue the plural of?
Boys in blue is the plural of boy in blue.

Words near boys in blue in the dictionary

  1. boyremoves
  2. boyremoving
  3. boys
  4. boys and girls
  5. boys and their toys
  6. boys in blue
  7. boys in buttons
  8. boys next door
  9. boys of summer
  10. boys off
  11. boys will be boys

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