noun General Slang

bluenose

· noun · brummie

Taunt aimed at a Birmingham City FC supporter.

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Definitions

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A Birmingham City FC supporter, used pejoratively by Aston Villa fans and other rivals. Blues fans have largely reclaimed it — you'll see it worn with pride on terraces and in chants.

“He's a bluenose through and through, season ticket at St Andrew's since he was eight.”
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Older Scots/Northern Irish sense: a strict, puritanical type — someone disapproving of drink, fun, anything lively. Largely faded from use in the Midlands.

“Don't be such a bluenose, have a pint.”
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A sailor who has crossed the Arctic Circle aboard ship and been initiated into the Order of the Bluenose. Sister ceremony to the shellback — instead of King Neptune, you answer to Boreas Rex, and the highlight is usually getting your nose painted blue. The northern flex to match the equatorial one.

“She's a shellback and a bluenose — pretty much collected the full set.”
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bluenose In A Sentence

He's a bluenose through and through, season ticket at St Andrew's since he was eight.
Don't be such a bluenose, have a pint.

Origin & Usage

Birmingham City's home kit is blue; rival fans (chiefly Aston Villa) coined 'bluenose' as a dig. The Second City derby is one of English football's most bitter.

Variants blue noseblue-nose
Tags #brummie#birmingham#football#british#rivalry

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