blue devils
Meaning
- (idiomatic, plural, plural-only, slang) Low spirits; depression.
- (figuratively, plural, plural-only, slang) Depressants, especially the barbiturate amobarbital.
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Etymology
Originally apparitions supposed to be seen by sufferers of delirium tremens.
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