midshipman's nuts

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Meaning · English

Broken pieces of biscuit eaten as dessert.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “midshipman's nuts” mean?

Broken pieces of biscuit eaten as dessert.

Is “midshipman's nuts” formal or informal?

midshipman's nuts is generally slang.