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Definition of blue duck in English: blue ducknoun bluː ˈdʌk 1A rare duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, of swiftly flowing mountain streams in New Zealand, which has blue-grey plumage. 2Australian and NZ slang. A lost cause, a failure. Compare earlier "dead duck".
Origin Mid 19th century. From blue + duck. Definition of blue duck in US English: blue ducknounbluː ˈdʌk 1A rare duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, of swiftly flowing mountain streams in New Zealand, which has blue-grey plumage. 2Australian and NZ slang. A lost cause, a failure. Compare earlier "dead duck".
Origin Mid 19th century. From blue + duck. |