Bluetick

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States.
  2. 2
    a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To ignore (a message) sent through a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested. Internet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From blue + tick, from the coloration.

Etymology 2

From blue + tick. From the blue tick (check mark) shown when a message has been read on the WhatsApp messaging application.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.