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blues

/bluz/

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noun
a state of depression
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"he had a bad case of the blues"

Similar:

blue devils megrims vapors vapours

type of:
depression
noun
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
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type of:
black music african-american music folk ballad folk song folksong

Examples of blues

"he had a bad case of the blues"