English Explanatory Dictionary

thin blue line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The police.
  2. A flag or symbol representing the police, commonly associated with the blue lives matter movement.

Word forms

thin blue line the thin blue line

Etymology

By analogy with Thin Red Line. “Blue” refers to the color of the uniforms of many police departments.

Related words

blue flu blue line green line red line single yellow line Thin Red Line
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