Blue-sky
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To engage in blue-sky thinking about. transitive
"We looked at everything, blue-skied it. We have a different organization than the Air Force, you know. They push it all to the base level with some central direction from the top and some direction from the major command. Ours essentially is technical direction, financial management from the top […]"
- 1 Alternative form of blue-skies. alt-of, alternative
"blue-sky research"
- 2 Involving or relating to fake stocks and bonds. US, dated
"In that connection, when he is heard, I wish you would ask Mr. Commissioner Thompson in regard to his experience with the blue-sky cases; that is, the issuance of fake stock."
- 1 without immediate commercial value wordnet
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More examples"Today in the blue-sky morning of the 2nd of July of 2022, walking back from a Lulu Island corner convenience store, I saw Michael the Dane-French. He said that he was fighting nicotine. Then, he said that it struck him to find out that I have been a great traveller of this world. "I've seen everything!" I boasted. Michael said that the best thing is "great literature whilst travelling." As a musician, Michael himself has travelled across North America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. He said that he has never been to Europe. "It's a whole different planet!" I said."
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