blˈæk ænd blˈuː ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ nˈeɪm fɔːɹ bɹˈuːzɪŋ ænd æz ɹᵻbjˈuːz ɡˈɛts ɹˈʌft ˌʌp sˈɛvɹəl tˈaɪmz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈɑːvəl ðə tˈaɪɾəl ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ sˈɪɡnɪfˌaɪɚ fɔːɹ ðˈæt.
Black and Blue is also another name for bruising and as Rebus gets roughed up several times during the novel the title is also a signifier for that.