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Word / Phrase |
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Meaning |
| Lad | n. | Any male, though usually one of whom you're fond; when pluralized, it can be used to describe a group of males and females |
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Laid up |
vb. |
Ill |
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Langer |
n. |
Penis |
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Langered |
adj. |
Drunk, intoxicated |
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Lard, beat out of |
phr. |
Assault, physically attack |
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Lash, give a |
vb. |
Attempt |
| Lashing | adj. | Rainig hard |
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Lashings |
n. adj |
Great number of, lavish, squander |
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Latch, bang the |
vb. phr. |
Delay, dilly-dally |
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Laudy daw |
phr. |
Self-important gobshite |
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Laugh, just for a |
adv. |
For the hell of it, no particular purpose |
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Lay a finger on |
vb. |
Hurt or harm, (usually used in the negative) |
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Lay off |
Phr. Exclam. |
Back off, stop!, leave me be |
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Lean into |
vb. |
Bring pressure to bear |
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Leather |
n. & vb. |
Beat, strike, |
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Left / let |
p.part. |
Allowed |
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Leg |
vb |
Travel in haste |
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Legger, do a |
n. & vb. |
Depart on foot in haste |
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Lep |
n. & vb. |
Jump, leap, bound |
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Let on |
vb. |
Pretend |
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Lick |
n. & vb. |
[1] Cheat, beat [2] crawler, sycophant |
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Lick up to |
vb. |
Feign affection |
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Lick, at a good |
vb. phr. |
Move very swiftly |
| Lid | n. | Helmet, or sometimes the head..."Put a lid on your melon" = "Put your helmet on your head" |
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Life of Reilly |
n. phr. |
Carefree, hedonistic existence |
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Light into |
vb. |
Attack, berate |
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Like snuff at a wake |
adv. phr. |
With great rapidity, in great quantities |
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Like the hammers |
adv. phr. |
With great speed |
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Like you know |
phr. |
Like |
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Local, the |
n. |
Nearest licensed premises (pub), favourite pub |
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Locked |
adj |
Drunk, intoxicated |
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Long grass, be in |
phr. vb. |
Lie low, keep a low profile |
| Loosebit | Girl of questionable morals (also 'Bird') "Alright, loosebit. Any chance of a ride?" | |
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Loosies |
n. |
Cigarettes / fags sold individually, not in a pack |
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Lose the head |
phr. vb. |
Loss of temper or control; start a fight |
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Lose the run of oneself |
phr. vb. |
Lose control |
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Low babies |
n. |
First year at school, junior infants |
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Lug |
n. |
Awkward individual |
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Lump |
n. adj. |
Good size, large, lazy person |
| Lurching | vb. | Dancing up close |
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LYKAH |
phr. |
Leave Your Knickers At Home |
Most recent version:
December, 2006
To be updated from time to time
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