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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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blue peter

NOUN:
Nautical
A blue flag with a white square in the center, flown to signal that a ship is ready to sail.
ETYMOLOGY:
From the fact that it represents the letter P in the International Code of Symbols


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