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blue devils

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blue devil
n.
1. Slang A blue capsule or tablet containing barbiturate amobarbital or its sodium derivative.
2. blue devils Informal A feeling of depression; despondency.
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Noun1.blue devilsblue devils - a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
megrims, vapors, vapours, blues
depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity


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And yet it has not the blue devils, but the blue angels in it, in the azure tint of its waters.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
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