blue moon



blue moon

A long, albeit vague, period of time. Often used in the phrase "once in a blue moon." I haven't seen you in blue moon, Pete! What are you doing these days?
See also: blue, moon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Smiljana-Croatian, Serbian
Eugenioe-oo-JE-nyo (Italian), e-oo-KHE-nyo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Walden['wɔ:ldən]
BeÁTa-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Margita-Hungarian, Slovak
Nea-Swedish