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theatre blues

theatre blues noun: scrubs (clothing).

Noun

theatre blues pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, informal, plural, plural-only) Scrubs (clothing).

Origin of theatre blues

Blue clothing is worn in an operating theatre.

Questions about theatre blues

What does theatre blues mean?
Theatre blues means scrubs (clothing).
What part of speech is theatre blues?
Theatre blues is a noun.

Words near theatre blues in the dictionary

  1. Theatines
  2. Theatins
  3. theatra
  4. theatral
  5. theatre
  6. theatre blues
  7. theatre in the round
  8. theatre kid
  9. theatre kids
  10. Theatre of the Absurd
  11. theatre of war

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