ALL meanings of blue pencil
blue pen·cil
B b - noun blue pencil deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work 3
- verb blue pencil to alter or delete parts of (a book, film, etc), esp to censor 3
- verb blue pencil to alter or delete (parts of a book, film, etc), esp in order to censor 3
- verb transitive blue pencil to edit, cross out, or correct with or as with a blue pencil 3
- verb with object blue pencil to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript. 1