Definition of "blues" in English

noun

1. plural of blue

noun

1. (usually in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.

   • I've got the blues today.
   • The blues have hit her hard, and she won't get out of bed.

2. (music) A musical form, of African-American origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.

   • Many great blues musicians came from the Mississippi Delta region.
   • A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues.

3. A uniform made principally of a blue fabric, and especially a full dress uniform thus colored.

   • They marched in their dress blues.

4. (drugs, slang) Any of various blue pills sold on the street, mimicking the appearance of prescription pain killer tablets.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blue