blue light
(historical, chiefly, nautical) A mixture of chemicals (including nitre, sulfur and antimony) used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for night-time signaling and general illumination.
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That’s the only blue light because even if they promise to, they can’t lower prices with a wand. They can undo the tariffs where they can but that’s all
I'm giving away one of my YouTuber trade secrets here, which is that the blue light behind me in every video is just a cheap grow-light pointed at the blinds
♡ ♡ get ready with bunny skincare but the music is both sides of my femininity i have a weird rash on the side of my chin so im trying to fix that rn with blue light >,<
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(historical, chiefly, nautical) A mixture of chemicals (including nitre, sulfur and antimony) used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for night-time signaling and general illumination.
“That’s the only blue light because even if they promise to, they can’t lower prices with a wand. They can undo the tariffs where they can but that’s all”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm giving away one of my YouTuber trade secrets here, which is that the blue light behind me in every video is just a cheap grow-light pointed at the blinds”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable) A flashing light, usually fitted to an emergency vehicle.
“♡ ♡ get ready with bunny skincare but the music is both sides of my femininity i have a weird rash on the side of my chin so im trying to fix that rn with blue light >,<”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, colloquial, now, historical) A New England federalist, who opposed the Anglo-American War of 1812; loosely, a federalist.
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