blue-collar jobs [=jobs making things in a factory, fixing machines, building things, etc.]
blue-collar [=working-class] workers/families
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
blue-col|lar — «BLOO KOL uhr», adjective. of or having to do with industrial or factory work or workers, or with unskilled or skilled manual labor: »There has been a steady increase in the number of white collar workers relative to blue collar factory workers… … Useful english dictionary
gray-col|lar — «GRAY KOL uhr», adjective. U.S. of or having to do with workers who perform technical services of repair or maintenance. ╂[patterned on blue collar and white collar] … Useful english dictionary
blue-collar — blue′ col′lar adj. pertaining to or designating factory workers, manual laborers, or the like, who usu. wear work clothes and earn weekly wages Compare white collar • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
white-col·lar — /ˈwaıtˈkɑːlɚ/ adj : of, relating to, or having the kind of jobs that are done in an office instead of a factory, warehouse, etc. white collar jobs/workers compare ↑blue collar, ↑pink collar … Useful english dictionary
ass-wipe — n American 1. toilet paper. A working class, blue col lar or armed forces term. 2. a worthless, contemptible person. A term popular in the 1970s and 1980s … Contemporary slang
new-collar — new′ col′lar adj. soc bus pertaining to middle class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry Compare blue collar • Etymology: 1985–90 … From formal English to slang
white-collar — white′ col lar adj. bus pertaining to or designating professional or clerical workers whose jobs are usu. salaried and do not involve manual labor Compare blue collar Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
bleu — bleu, bleue [ blø ] adj. et n. m. • bloi, blo, blefXIe; frq. °blao;cf. all. blau I ♦ 1 ♦ Qui est d une couleur, entre l indigo et le vert, dont la nature offre de nombreux exemples, comme un ciel dégagé au milieu du jour (⇒ azur), certaines… … Encyclopédie Universelle
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
