blue blood

Definitions

1. Noble or aristocratic ancestry.
   uncountable
2. An aristocrat.
   countable
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, blood.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"He loves you, Jane. Thin persons like⟳ a fine armful of a woman. Pharaoh, who is a cad, likes blue blood on the same principle of the attraction of opposites. That is why he is captivated by Gertrude's aristocratic air."”

“The bluebloods of golf began pouring into the sweltering nation’s capital yesterday for the 64th U.S. Open⟳ championship, and the hottest topic was not Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus, but Champagne Tony Lema.”

“His expected appearance at the Met Gala — once a staid affair for New York blue bloods that has become⟳ an East Coast Oscars on Ms. Wintour’s watch⟳ — can be viewed as part of TikTok’s shift in how it presents itself to the public.”

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