"Belfast confetti" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Belfast Confetti.ogg
Etymology: Slang, dating from the late 19th century. Much later made the title of a poem by Ciaran Carson. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Belfast confetti (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Large ship-building rivets, nuts, bolts and other metal scrap used as missiles by Protestant shipyard workers during sectarian rioting in Belfast. Wikipedia link: Ciaran Carson Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (place): Northern Ireland
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