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blue-sky Definition


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blue-sky
blue-skies
adj
    1. Said of research, etc: having no immediate practical application; hypothetical.
    2. Said of stocks and securities, etc: financially unsound or fraudulent.
Etymology: Early 20c: the term came to be applied to anything unrealistic or fanciful, as an extension in sense from earlier simple attributive uses.



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