blue film



blue film

A film that contains graphic sexual content. The use of "blue" to mean lewd or indecent dates from the mid-1800s, though the origin is unclear. A lot of kids at school got in trouble for trading blue films.
See also: blue, film

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hyginos-Ancient Greek
AgnesAG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Damodar-Indian, Hindi
Persephonepər-SEF-ə-nee (English)Greek Mythology
Gaubert-French
Ferrer-Various