Definition of "bluebook" in English

noun

1. A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.

   • The words you will eventually write in your exam bluebook will include the words you have learned by heart, but they will constitute only a portion of the analytical presentation you will develop.

verb

1. (law) To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.

2. (roleplaying games) To have players describe, in writing and in-between regular role-playing sessions, character activities that don't involve the entire group.