blue devil

noun Slang.

blue heaven.

Words nearby blue devil

blue crane, blue cross and blue shield, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue dawn-flower, blue devil, blue devils, blue dicks, blue dogwood, blue dome cyst, blue duck

Definition for blue devil (2 of 3)

blue devils

plural noun

low spirits; depression.
delirium tremens.

Origin of blue devils

First recorded in 1780–90

Definition for blue devil (3 of 3)

blue heaven

noun Slang.

a blue capsule or tablet containing the barbiturate amobarbital or its derivative.
Also called blue angel, blue devil.

Words related to blue devil

blues, despair, despondency, dumps, funk, gloom, melancholy, unhappiness, blahs, mulligrubs

British Dictionary definitions for blue devil

blue devils

pl n

a fit of depression or melancholy
an attack of delirium tremens

Medical definitions for blue devil

blue devil

n.

A blue capsule or tablet containing barbiturate amobarbital or its sodium derivative.
A feeling of depression; despondency.