blue-blooded

See also: blueblooded

English

Adjective

blue-blooded (comparative more blue-blooded, superlative most blue-blooded)

1. aristocratic or patrician
   • 1965, Ervin Drake (lyrics and music), “It Was a Very Good Year”, performed by Frank Sinatra:

     When I was thirty-five / It was a very good year / It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls / Of independent means / We'd ride in limousines

Derived terms

• blue-bloodedness

Related terms

• blue blood
• blue-blood

Translations

aristocratic or patrician

• German: blaublütig (de)
• Indonesian: berdarah biru (id)
• Swedish: blåblodig (sv)