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blue Smarties

(UK, slang) Something that causes great excitement or hyperactivity.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(UK, slang) Something that causes great excitement or hyperactivity.

Origin: From the British chocolate sweet Smarties. The blue-colored Smartie was temporarily withdrawn by the manufacturer until a natural blue dye was found – this led to a popular belief that the blue Smartie was withdrawn for causing hyperactivity, although brilliant blue FCF is not one of the food colourings associated with hyperactivity. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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