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bullet
noun- one year of a prison sentence US, 1967
- He had served a bullet ‘n’ a deuce. — Lightnin’ Rod, Hustlers Convention, p. 10, 1973
- Richard, you’re looking at a dime minimum this time. Ten bullets. You think you can handle that? — James Ellroy, Blood on the Moon, p. 90, 1984
- What’s another bullet, wild or bowlegged ... Anyways they have to convict first. — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 141, 1990
- in cards, an ace US, 1807
- “But watch out, punk–that hand beside you is flushin’ ’n’ that bird with nothin’ but an ace showin’ is gonna cop with three concealed bullets.” — Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm, p. 10, 1949
- Get rid of that damn ace, that black bullet. — Richard Prather, The Peddler, p. 65, 1952
- The banker spread his hand. A flush. “Four bullets,” Rick said joyously, slapping them down. — John D. McDonald, The Neon Jungle, p. 57, 1953
- — Steve Kuriscak, Casino Talk, p. 7, 1985
- a portion of marijuana wrapped in plastic or tinfoil NEW ZEALAND
- When a search warrant was executed at the defendant’s flat they found 19 cannabis “bullets”. — Preess, p. 19, 21 August 1979
- Dean smoked dope every day. Scoring a bullet (about three joints) on a Thursday was almost a ritual. — (Aukland) Metro, p. 122, September 1993
- a quart bottle of beer, especially of Budweiser beer US
- — American Speech, p. 61, February 1967: “Soda-fountain, restaurant and tavern calls”
- a capsule of secobarbital sodium (trade name Seconal), a central nervous system depressant US, 1972
- — Richard A. Spears, The Slang and Jargon of Drugs and Drink, p. 83, 1986
- a device that delivers a measured quantity of powdered drug for inhalation UK
- — Alon Shulman, The Style Bible, p. 45, 1999
- a narcotic suppository US
- — Inez Cardozo-Freeman, The Joint, p. 485, 1984
- a rivet US
- — Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, p. 72, 1960
- a short surfboard with a rounded nose US
- — Trevor Cralle, The Surfin’ary, p. 16, 1991
- in skateboarding, a riding position: crouching low on the board with arms outstretched US
- — Laura Torbet, The Complete Book of Skateboarding, p. 105, 1976
- a single spurt of semen during male ejaculation US, 1966
Plays on SHOOT (to ejaculate). - — David Rowan, A Glossary for the 90s, 1998
- dismissal from employment UK, 1841
- I got the hoof, man. The sack, the chop, the proverbial bullet. — Doug Lang, Freaks, p. 89, 1973
- a rejection letter US
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 1, Fall 1982
- a bag of heroin packaged for retail sale US
- On the day that we was killed, Mr. Brown was with a friend when he received a phone call about “five bullets,” street slang for a bag of heroin. — The Capital (Annapolis, Maryland), p. A1, 18 August 2006
▶ put a bullet in Rover
to stop talking and start listening US- The expression “put a bullet in Rover” is common street slang for “shut up and listen,” Mike explained. “It’s an everyday expression, but they don’t know it because they don’t know the streets.” — Orlando (Florida) Sentinel Tribune, p. E1, 23 July 1992
▶ with a bullet
advancing up the popular music charts US
From the typographical symbol that indicates the tune’s progress.- — Jay Saporita, Pourin’ It All Out, p. 201, 1980
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