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Belfast confetti

Belfast confetti noun: large shipbuilding rivets, nuts, bolts and other metal scrap used as missiles by Protestant shipyard workers during sectarian rioting in Belfast.

Noun

Belfast confetti (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Large shipbuilding rivets, nuts, bolts and other metal scrap used as missiles by Protestant shipyard workers during sectarian rioting in Belfast.

Belfast confetti meaning in Bengali

Belfast confetti in Bengali

নাট

Origin of Belfast confetti

Slang, dating from the late 19th century. Much later made the title of a poem by Ciaran Carson.

Questions about Belfast confetti

What does Belfast confetti mean?
Belfast confetti means large shipbuilding rivets, nuts, bolts and other metal scrap used as missiles by Protestant shipyard workers during sectarian rioting in Belfast.
What is Belfast confetti in Bengali?
Belfast confetti in Bengali is নাট. See Belfast confetti meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Belfast confetti?
Belfast confetti is a noun.

Words near Belfast confetti in the dictionary

  1. Beleți-Negrești
  2. Belf
  3. Belfair
  4. Belfairs
  5. Belfast
  6. Belfast confetti
  7. Belfast sink
  8. Belfast sinks
  9. Belfastman
  10. Belfastmen
  11. belferies

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