basbleu
basbleu · basbleus
A bluestockingA bluestocking (a literary woman).
Meaning
1 senses(dated, derogatory)A bluestocking (a literary woman).
Origin
Borrowed from French bas-bleu, from bas (“stocking”) + bleu (“blue”), itself a calque of EBorrowed from French bas-bleu, from bas (“stocking”) + bleu (“blue”), itself a calque of English bluestocking.
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