stir n.2
1. a crowd.
![]() | Sl. and Its Analogues. |
2. (Ulster) a plan, a scheme.
![]() | Tarry Flynn (1965) 144: ‘I was talking to May Callan last night.’ ‘I see,’ said Eusebius as if he had heard something very special. ‘Had she any stir?’. |
3. (orig. Ulster) fun, enjoyment, a party.
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![]() | Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. |
4. (N.Z.) a bout of troublemaking.
![]() | Outside In I i: The screws are gettin’ jumpy! We don’t want no more stirs. | |
![]() | Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 200: stir 1. Trouble, or the act of encouraging or stirring up trouble. |