Meanings
nounBelfast confetti (uncountable)
- slanguncountableLarge shipbuilding rivets, nuts, bolts and other metal scrap used as missiles by Protestant shipyard workers during sectarian rioting in Belfast.
Origin
Slang, dating from the late 19th century. Much later made the title of a poem by Ciaran Carson.
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APA
Belfast confetti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belfast%20confetti
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