bluebook
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.84 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
verb
To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.
verb
To have players describe, in writing and in-between regular role-playing sessions, character activities that don't involve the entire group.
name
A style guide on legal citation.
Example Sentences
- "Bluebooks are designed to prevent cheating but sometimes they provide cover for cheaters when the student brings an extra blue book with notes, equations, dates, etc. (Wein 1)."
- "The words you will eventually write in your exam bluebook will include the words you have learned by heart, but they will constitute only a portion of the analytical presentation you will develop."
- "What should I bring to the exam? Are pens or bluebooks required? Is scratch paper supplied?"
- "After all, the nonmember author who has never participated in the endless chores of bluebooking and typing is more successful than most law review members in writing a piece of publishable quality."