bluepoint

[ bloo-point ]

noun

1. a small oyster, especially one from the oyster beds near Blue Point, Long Island, usually served raw on the half shell or in a cocktail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bluepoint¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

My takeaway was maybe it did, maybe it didn’t and the bluepoint was it didn’t really matter.

From Time

A bicolor corn aioli laced with bacon was the foundation, with crisply fried tempura bluepoint oysters sitting on it, crowned by strawlike matchstick potatoes and a few slices of fried lemon.

From New York Times

The two pieces were bolted instantly, as a hungry man bolts a "bluepoint."

From Project Gutenberg

He got along fine with the olives and celery and the bluepoints.

From Project Gutenberg