blue dress

Sky-colored frock

A blue dress is simply a dress that is blue.

The phrase gained notoriety from the 1998 Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, where a blue dress bearing DNA evidence became central to impeachment proceedings.

Now blue dress sometimes alludes to damning physical evidence of misconduct: They're looking for a blue dress moment.

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fabric · elegant · red carpet · Monica Lewinsky · silk · cobalt · wardrobe · evening · satin · indigo · chiffon · cerulean · hemline · azure · periwinkle · velvet · formal · bridesmaid

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color

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Garment in bold hue

garment type

blue dressblue suit

Formal matching jacket-trousers combination

blue jeans · pants · trousers

Family

blue, dress, blued, bluing, blueing, blues, bluish, blueness, bluer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G