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little blue man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
lit-tle blue -man
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Maritime Militia of the People's Republic of China, primarily composed of fishing and motorboats, who aid in the pursuit of its maritime interests in disputed waters (and especially those relating to the territorial disputes in the South China Sea); chiefly when viewed as a covert projection of power, intended to encroach on the sovereignty of other countries.

Etymology

From little + blue + man. Coined by Andrew S. Erickson of the Naval War College by analogy with little green man, Russian covert soldiers deployed during the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

Inflected Forms

little blue men (plural)

Questions

What does little blue man mean?
A member of the Maritime Militia of the People's Republic of China, primarily composed of fishing and motorboats, who aid in the pursuit of its maritime interests in disputed waters (and especially those relating to the territorial disputes in the South China Sea); chiefly when viewed as a covert projection of power, intended to encroach on the sovereignty of other countries.
Where does little blue man come from?
From little + blue + man. Coined by Andrew S. Erickson of the Naval War College by analogy with little green man, Russian covert soldiers deployed during the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

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