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work blue

work blue verb: to perform bawdy, profane or pornographic material.

Verb

work blue (third-person singular simple present works blue, present participle working blue, simple past and past participle worked blue)

  1. To perform bawdy, profane or pornographic material.
    • The comedian was well known for working blue, so she seemed like an odd choice for the boy's eighth birthday party.

Forms of work blue

third-person singular presentworks blue
present participleworking blue
past participleworked blue
pastworked blue

Questions about work blue

What does work blue mean?
Work blue means to perform bawdy, profane or pornographic material.
What part of speech is work blue?
Work blue is a verb.
What is the past tense of work blue?
The past tense of work blue is worked blue.

Words near work blue in the dictionary

  1. work around
  2. work at
  3. work away
  4. work back
  5. work backward
  6. work blue
  7. work boot
  8. work boots
  9. work both ends against the middle
  10. work both sides against the middle
  11. work bowl

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