BULLSEYE

Etymology

Noun

bullseye (plural bullseyes)

(military, firearms) The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

A shot which hits the centre of a target.

(darts) The two central rings on a dartboard.

A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.

(nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.

A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.

The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect.

A convex glass lens which is placed in front of a lamp to concentrate the light so as to make it more conspicuous as a signal; also the lantern itself.

(UK, slang) A ÂŁ50 banknote.

(philately, informal) Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.

Interjection

bullseye

A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.

(by extension) A response to a totally accurate statement.

Source: Wiktionary



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