Meaning

A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers..

Definitions by Sense

1. A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.
2. (law) To format a document, particularly a legal document including citations, according to the rules of the Bluebook, a US style guide.
3. (roleplaying games) To have players describe, in writing and in-between regular role-playing sessions, character activities that don't involve the entire group.

Example Sentences

The words you will eventually write in your exam bluebook will include the words you have learned by heart, but they will constitute only a portion of the analytical presentation you will develop.

Bluebooks are designed to prevent cheating but sometimes they provide cover for cheaters when the student brings an extra blue book with notes, equations, dates, etc. (Wein 1).

What should I bring to the exam? Are pens or bluebooks required? Is scratch paper supplied?

After all, the nonmember author who has never participated in the endless chores of bluebooking and typing is more successful than most law review members in writing a piece of publishable quality.

Word Forms

• bluebooks
• bluebooking
• bluebooked

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When Should You Use Bluebook?

Use bluebook when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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