plaster v.
1. to bet (heavily) on.
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | Sporting Times 11 Jan. 2: [He] plastered down his brass, and if he had not got brass his credit, and if he hadn’t got credit, went and found a juggins to back Caerau for the Getting Home Stakes. | |
| Sporting Times 7 Mar. 1/5: The Antipodean Gambleress plastered down the shekels. | |
| Wide Boys Never Work (1938) 32: That was my cousin’s dog you saw to-night. Molly’s Boy. We came down here to plaster it. |
2. to hit.
| Human Touch 96: Zonnebeeke was plastered. | |
| Wild Party 60: That guy ought to be plastered! | |
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Iron Man 11: I’m gonna plaster that nigger. | |
 | Sikeston (MO) Herald 26 Dec. 7/7: Plastererd (to be) – Still more bombing. | |
| Battle Cry (1964) 419: George Company is getting plastered. | |
![[Ire]](/static/img/flags/ire.png "Ireland") | At Night All Cats Are Grey 96: You keep out of this or I’ll plaster you to the wall. | |
![[NZ]](/static/img/flags/nz.png "New Zealand") | Big Huey 91: If I ever bump into you in the airstrip I’m going to plaster you all over the floor. |
3. (US black) to shoot someone.
| Jailhouse Jargon and Street Sl. [unpub. ms.]. |
In derivatives
(US) a severe beating.
| ‘A Tale of Two Fists’ XXVIII in Pittsburgh Press (PA) 16 June 23/3: Moran [...] got a royal American plastering. |
In phrases
(Irish) to persuade.
| At Night All Cats Are Grey 40: There was none of this talk when you were plastering over me to have you. Oh, you made promises then no end! |