sky blue
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To express the assured hope that the deceased has gone to heaven; used in Syria, Armenia, etc.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
Why is the sky blue?Tại sao bầu trời có màu xanh da trời?
Tatoeba sentence #2595655 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “sky blue” mean?
To express the assured hope that the deceased has gone to heaven; used in Syria, Armenia, etc.
Is “sky blue” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.