blue-light special

noun

A discount or bargain.

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Meanings

nounblue-light special (plural blue-light specials)

plural blue-light specials

  1. USdatedA discount or bargain.

Origin

From use in Kmart, where a flashing blue light was turned on to indicate a short-term discount.

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APA

blue-light special. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-light%20special

MLA

“blue-light special.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-light%20special. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue-light special,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-light%20special.

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