Definition of "bluey" [blue•y]

• Having a colour similar to blue (adjective)

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• "With only one room at our disposal it would seem to the uninitiated that the accommodation of the homestead must have been strained to bursting point; but "out-bush" every man carries a "bluey" and a mosquito net in his swag, and as the hosts slept under the verandah, and the guests on the garden paths, or in their camps among the forest trees, spare rooms would only have been superfluous."
• "Cameron made two announcements of equipment for Helmand, and sent a so-called fax "bluey", a message to every individual soldier in Afghanistan, thanking them for their commitment this year and promising to provide whatever he can to help them "endure"."
• "Mr Hancock explained that he only went back to the property after his sacking in a secret attempt to repair the lawn after moss killer he sprayed earlier - at Sir Richard's request - had begun to turn it "bluey"."