Blueshirt

English

noun

Definitions

(historical) A member of an Irish fascist organization led by Eoin O'Duffy.
(derogatory) A member of Ireland's Fine Gael political party, which O'Duffy's followers joined after their own organization was dissolved.
(ice hockey) A member of the National Hockey League's New York Rangers, named for the blue sweaters they wear in away games.
(historical) A member of the paramilitary wing of the Kuomintang during Chiang Kai-shek's rule of the Republic of China.

Etymology

Compound from English blue + English shirt.

Origin

English

shirt

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Blu-ray English
Blue Crown English
Bluebeard English
Bluegown English
Bluetooth English
Bluey English
Brownshirt English
Chinese blue English
Egyptian blue English
Han blue English
Shirtgate English
antiblue English
blackshirt English
blue English
blue screen English
blue state English
blue-collar English
blue-gray English
blue-green English
blue-grey English
blue-pencil English
blue-red English
blue-ringed octopus English
blueback English
bluebeat English
bluebell English
bluebelly English
blueberry English
bluebill English
bluebird English
bluebook English
bluebottle English
bluebreast English
bluebunch English
bluecap English
bluecoat English
bluecurls English
bluefaced English
bluefin English
bluefish English
bluegill English
bluegrass English
bluehair English
bluehead English
blueish English
blueism English
bluejacket English
blueline English
blueliner English
bluely English
bluen English
blueness English
bluenose English
blueprint English
blueschist English
bluescreen English
blueshift English
bluestar English
bluestem English
bluestockinged English
bluestone English
bluestripe English
bluetail English
blueth English
bluethroat English
bluetongue English
blueward English
bluewards English
bluewash English
bluewater English
blueway English
blueweed English
bluewing English
bluey English
bluing English
bluish English
deep blue sea English
gray-blue English
greenshirt English
grey-blue English
hairshirt English
monoblue English
nether-shirt English
nightshirt English
nonblue English
overshirt English
plushblue English
polo shirt English
reblue English
redshirt English
shirt English
shirtdress English
shirted English
shirtfront English
shirtful English
shirting English
shirtless English
shirtlike English
shirtmaker English
shirtmaking English
shirttail English
shirtwaist English
shirtwaister English
shirtwise English
shirty English
sleepshirt English
sweatshirt English
unblue English
undershirt English
white-shirt English
wine-blue English
wineblue English
workshirt English
shirt Dutch, Flemish
シャツ Japanese
ブルー Japanese
blewe Middle English
sherte Middle English
恤衫 Chinese
裇 Chinese
bluu Swahili
shati Swahili
셔츠 Korean
শার্ট Bengali
būļu Marshallese
blu Tok Pisin
siot Tok Pisin
shat Hausa
blu Bislama
bulu Fiji Hindi
sat Fiji Hindi
buluug Somali
jaat Martuthunira
sati Luo