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bullseye

/ˈbʊlzaɪ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
  2. A shot which hits the centre of a target.
  3. The two central rings on a dartboard.
  4. A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.
  5. Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.
  6. A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.
  7. A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.
  8. (by extension) A response to a totally accurate statement.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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