Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Bluey /blo͞o'-ē/ · Blue·y · IPA /ˈbluː.i/ a. n. 01 a. Bluish. 1. Bluish. 02 n. A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color. 1. A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color.[Australasia] “We had to wring our blueys.” — Lawson. 2. A bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a blanket is sometimes used as the outside covering.