bullet
Geordie for a boiled sweet — confectionery, not ammunition.
Definitions
A sweet — specifically a hard boiled one, the kind that rattles in a paper bag. Comes from the shape: small, round, hard, like the lead shot of old. A bag of bullets from the corner shop is a Tyneside childhood staple.
bullet In A Sentence
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What does bullet mean in Geordie slang?
In Geordie, a bullet is a boiled sweet — confectionery, not ammunition.
How do you use bullet in a sentence?
"Fancy a bullet? I've got a bag of them in me coat."
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