Definition of silver bullet

silver bullet

• the ultimate fix for a problem.

  Last edited on Aug 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'bullet':
bite the bullet	Definitions include: to stoically endure something unpleasant.
bullet	Definitions include: a type of cocaine paraphernalia.
bullet, the	Definitions include: something very good, excellent; "cool".
bullet-time	Definitions include: an effect in visual media such as movies and video games in which playback is slowed or paused while the camera moves around a moving object such as a bullet.
dodge a bullet	Definitions include: to nearly avoid a bad event.
love bullets	Definitions include: semen.
rhino bullet	Definitions include: bullets coated with Teflon to penetrate bullet-proof armor.
rusty bullet hole	Definitions include: the anus.
sweat bullets	Definitions include: to sweat profusely.
Other terms relating to 'silver':
born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth	Definitions include: to be born into wealth and privilege.
every cloud has a silver lining.	Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.
Long Dong Silver	Definitions include: a person with a long penis.
silver fox	Definitions include: an attractive older person.
silver fur	Definitions include: an elderly woman and her romance with a younger man.
silver spoon	Definitions include: of or relating to the upper class.

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