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The Dazzling Dark: New Irish Plays choose

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[Ire] J. Murphy A Picture of Paradise in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) Act II: Down and out, on the streets, must be an alco.
at alko, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) II iii: Thick as pig-shit plaited the pair of us.
at ...pigshit under thick as..., adj.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iv: I told you Noel, I’m due my Auntie Jane. My friend, do you get me?
at Auntie Jane, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iv: I have an awful horn on me.
at awful, adj.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iii: Yer man made a balls of the wiring trying to do it himself. Langer.
at make a balls of (v.) under balls-up, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) II i: I’m not having some bastering Yank telling me what to do.
at bastarding (adj.) under bastard, n.
[Ire] J. Murphy A Picture of Paradise in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) Act I: I’d’ve ran quicker meself bejaysus! [Ibid.] Act II: Bejaysus, you’d want to be paid to live round here, the state of the kip.
at bejazus!, excl.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iv: Would you say the Topaz suite at the airport would charge a bomb for the reception?
at bomb, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) II iii: I’m brassed off with fellas, full stop.
at brassed off, adj.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark I v: So watch your face or I’ll burst you.
at burst, v.1
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark I iv: Oh, that’s the fucking business.
at business, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark II i: noel: Who did? Me? dolores: No, the cat’s aunt.
at cat’s mother (n.) under cat, n.1
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iii: Daddy gave her an awful clatter.
at clatter, n.2
[Ire] J. Murphy A Picture of Paradise in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) Act I: Would you cop on!
at cop on, v.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iv: Cop yourself on, will you.
at cop on, v.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark I ix: I’m crooked from praying for it.
at crooked, adj.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) II i: I wouldn’t believe daylight out of you. [Ibid.] II ii: He’s a lying bastard Dan. Don’t believe daylight out of his mouth.
at daylight, n.2
[Ire] J. Murphy A Picture of Paradise in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) Act I: I’m not a dirt bird. I’m not scum.
at dirtbird (n.) under dirt, n.
[Ire] J. Murphy A Picture of Paradise in McGuinness Dazzling Dark Act II: There’s not so much as a dog box.
at dogbox, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) II ii: Sorry I nearly ate you. I’m in awful crabby form.
at eat, v.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iii: Your face and my ass.
at your face and my ass! (excl.) under face, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I v: cactus: Fag Ber? ber: No, you can feck off. Anyway you owe me.
at feck, v.2
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iv: Yeah, we’re saving ... then I can flah you cross-eyed whenever I like.
at flah, v.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iii: Flip’s sake, Cactus, what are you doing?
at flip, v.3
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness The Dazzling Dark (1996) I v: Bored? Naw, Ber’s mad for it, aren’t you?
at mad for it, adj.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I iv: I’m due my Auntie Jane. My friend, do you get me?
at my friend (n.) under friend, n.
[Ire] J. Murphy A Picture of Paradise in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) Act II: Will it shite, will it shite happen to me! It’s not going to happen to me, d’you hear me.
at do I fuck! (excl.) under fuck!, excl.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I vi: Because, fuck face, it’s a bitch and it’s a brindle.
at fuckface, n.
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I vi: Bottles of whiskey all over the gaff.
at gaff, n.1
[Ire] (con. 1970) G. Moxley Danti-Dan in McGuinness Dazzling Dark (1996) I vi: A tiger in her tank, that’s what she needs, and I know who’d give it to her too.
at give it to, v.
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