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Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 27 Nov. n.p.: You turn up, sign a few forms. Then, a quick indulgence in what is known to devotees of rhyming slang as a bit of Allied Irish, and hey presto, there you are 10 quid richer [BS].at Allied Irish, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 27 Nov. n.p.: You turn up, sign a few forms. Then, a quick indulgence in what is known to devotees of rhyming slang as a bit of Allied Irish, and hey presto, there you are 10 quid richer [BS]. Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 27 Sept. n.p.: I’m what they call a black Prod [BS].at black Protestant (n.) under black, adj.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 9 July n.p.: We always had guards stationed in the boney to make sure no Taig, or even no Prod from any of the neighbouring streets, tried to set fire to it before the Eleventh [BS].at boney, n.1
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 9 July n.p.: The Craw Thumper. Not as numerous as it once was, this noisy menace to public health has made a bit of a comeback lately [...] often congregates around the houses of rural ministers [BS].at craw-thumper, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 17 Dec. n.p.: I ended up with a dotey pair of sling-backs in metallic leather [BS].at dotey, adj.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 22 Oct. n.p.: There are times when I get the urge for a pint, but I keep thinking of the horror days when I had too much of the gargle [BS].at gargle, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 2 July n.p.: He rambles off into the sunset, muttering to himself ‘Sic transit gloria swanson ... té sé mahogany gaspipe ... ’tis the classical education from the Jesuits you know.’ [BS].at mahogany gaspipe, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 6 Aug. n.p.: Jayz! wharrakip! Not much chance of any action around here [BS].at jeez!, excl.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 9 July n.p.: In the weeks before, we stayed out late, kissed girls (lumbered, we said then, and it describes our technique perfectly) [BS].at lumber, n.2
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 21 May n.p.: If you’re charging £4.75 for sangers, your customer will assume they are not made from white sliced pan [BS].at sanger, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 2 July n.p.: But there’ll be wigs on the green if ever I catch them [BS].at wigs on the green (n.) under wig, n.2
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 1 Oct. n.p.: After some featherweight frolics about a St Patrick’s day edition and a feature on nude colleens, ‘get up the yard, yeh girrul, yeh’ – O’Donnell was allowed to rabbit on about the Playboy philosophy [BS].at get up the yard! (excl.) under yard, n.2
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 1 Dec. n.p.: I had an oul free flick through Hello! God Maggie, that magazine’s away with the fairies, isn’t it? [BS].at away (with the fairies) (adj.) under away, adj.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 9 June n.p.: Dey are ownee fookin baloobas de young wans now [BS].at baluba, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 24 Mar. n.p.: Oh, shaggin’ hell.at fucking hell!, excl.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 30 June n.p.: If you, major gobdaw who wrote in, knew anything at all about Myles [na gCoplaleen] you would know that He was not exactly behind the door when it came to such borrowings Himself [BS].at gobdaw, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 2 June n.p.: Myles looked smug, as well he might. He muttered something about being deeply sorry – on your granny, I thought – and finally left [BS].at my granny! (excl.) under granny, n.1
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 2 June n.p.: There was too much screaming and guldering and I was concerned that all that tension would distress the baby [BS].at gulder, v.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 9 June n.p.: I was comin home from de pub wit de war department when sez she to me, Jembo, will we buy de papers? [BS].at jem, n.2
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 24 Mar. n.p.: Oh, shaggin’ hell, I’m nearly after denting the Beamer, trying to steer past that oul’ one in her clapped-out Lada. Oh God, I suppose that’s two or three more mortallers I’ve clocked up.at mortaller, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 27 Oct. n.p.: Norma was ‘nicely’ was how her friend described Norma’s condition after what seemed like respectable, quiet party [BS].at nicely, adv.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 12 May n.p.: ‘Half a bottle of Pernod and a naggin of Paddy,’ said Fionnuala [...] ‘Good.’ Róisín said. ‘Bring them over. You can’t really do this properly unless you’re trolleyed’ [BS].at Paddy, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 4 Feb. n.p.: The story of an alcoholic who despite drinking 30 pints a day still holds down a job on the railways, is a ludicrous wallow in some never-never land of pub Paddy-whackery [BS].at paddywhack, n.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 12 May n.p.: ‘Half a bottle of Pernod and a naggin of Paddy,’ said Fionnuala [...] ‘Good.’ Róisín said. ‘Bring them over. You can’t really do this properly unless you’re trolleyed’ [BS].at trolleyed, adj.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 5 May n.p.: I had a dream that I was out on the batter with Alex Higgins, Oliver Reed [...] and the late Richard Burton. Completely trousered we were [BS].at trousered, adj.
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 22 June n.p.: When Dekko arrives at Pauline’s gaff, she could be heard enthusiastically giving him a toe-curler of a goozer [BS].at goozer, n.1
Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 18 Oct. 16/3: [picture caption] Katherine Zappone is taking the women’s movement back to square one.at square one (n.) under square, n.
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