1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 145: I didn’t want to con him for a half-note.at half a note, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 70: I felt that he’d tell me straight out, yes or no, with no excuse. Larry wasn’t the kind of fella to make a song and dance out of anything.at make a song and dance (about) (v.) under song and dance, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 57: I told her to get stuffed and to shove the shop and the newspapers right up her arse.at shove it up your arse!, excl.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 97: She said to him, ‘Kiss me, darlin’, kiss me again,’ in a voice that was straight from the arsehole of Kerry.at arsehole, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to the Hill (1966) 169: We left Dublin at six in the evening and drove to the back of beyond, not getting there until nine o’clock.at back of beyond (n.) under back, adv.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 64: I made myself promise not to let Cahill get my back up any more.at get someone’s back up (v.) under back, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 128: You’re getting up on my back now.at get up (on) someone’s back (v.) under back, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 179: She threw back her head and laughed, taking no notice of the fact that he’d called her a ragbag in well-chosen slang.at rag bag, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 153: Her money couldn’t buy her a man she could love, it couldn’t even buy her a bag of bones like me.at bag of bones, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 136: Maureen was crying and at the same time ballocking the life out of Egan for hitting me like that.at ballock, v.2
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 37: The oul’ fella tried to give me a ballocking, but she told him to shut up.at ballocking, n.2
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 176: ‘Tell her you’re a bumboy,’ I said [...] ‘I will in me ballocks tell her I’m a queer.’.at in one’s ballocks under ballocks, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 78: ‘I nearly smashed me testicles.’ [...] ‘Me testicles, me ballocks,’ he said, a pain coming into his face.at ballocks, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 43: Any ballocks can be a carpenter or a bricklayer.at ballocks, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 27: ‘Bastardin’ robbers,’ he snorted.at bastarding (adj.) under bastard, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 35: They really did beat the bejeysus out of me before they ran off and left me lying in my own blood and vomit.at bejazus, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 145: There I was with just over three quid in my bin.at bin, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 122: She didn’t eat much but she was putting the black stuff away as quick as I was myself.at black stuff, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 120: They’re blimping your crotch to see if you’re bulging a bit.at blimp, n.2
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 181: You don’t want to blow her out and her loaded with dough. Now, do you?at blow out, v.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 128: The way fellas talk, you’d think it was impossible to get a bit unless you went to a brasser.at brasser, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 176: After the number of times I sunk the log last night she’d never believe I was a brownie.at brownie, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 101: Her oul’ fella was behind us and he was built like a brick shithouse.at built like a brick shithouse (adj.) under built, adj.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 101: As I got near the old Canon, who was a right crochety old bastard, he gave me a bull’s look.at bull’s look (n.) under bull, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 173: Redmond, the king of the all-time bullshit artists.at bullshit artist (n.) under bullshit, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 177: It’s bound to be so lousy that even an eejit like her will give you the bum’s rush.at bum’s rush, n.
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 173: You don’t notice your pubic hairs until you see the bush.at bush, n.1
1965 L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 164: This’ll be a cakewalk after winning a talent contest.at cakewalk, n.