basbleu

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basbleu

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Borrowed from French bas-bleu, from bas (“stocking”) + bleu (“blue”), itself a calque of English bluestocking.

noun basbleus

dated, derogatory A bluestocking (a literary woman).

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"basbleu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/basbleu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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basbleu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/basbleu

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"basbleu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/basbleu.

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@misc{basbleu_2026,
  title = {basbleu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basbleu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}