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(UK, rowing) A member of the Cambridge rowing team.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, rowing) A member of the Cambridge rowing team.

The university did not touch my world directly but you couldn't be a boy in Oxford without supporting the dark blues against the Cambridge light blues, in the boat race
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar.

The university did not touch my world directly but you couldn't be a boy in Oxford without supporting the dark blues against the Cambridge light blues, in the boat race
Origin: From , equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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"light blue" means: A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

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"light blue" means: A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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