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Thread #36440 Message #503366
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
10-Jul-01 - 04:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Subject: RE: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Pene Azul is correct according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It is supposed to have been derived from "blue devils."