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[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Alans or Alan Wickers [sic] (n): nickers [sic]; as in keep your alans on; calm down.
at Alan Whickers, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 struggle and strife : wife.
at struggle and strife, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 One and One (n): fish and chips i.e. One and One Cod.
at one-and-one, n.1
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 one and other : our brother.
at one and other, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 ones and twos: shoes.
at ones and twos, n.1
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 cock and hen: ten.
at cock and hen, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 horses and asses : glasses.
at horses and asses, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Rock’n’roll (n): having sex, ‘did you get your rock’n’roll’.
at rock and roll, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Pedal and crank (n): wank.
at pedal and crank, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Apache (n): joyrider.
at apache, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 arabs knees : keys.
at arab’s knees, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Duck’s Arse (n): wet fag butt.
at duck’s arse, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Dry your arse (phr): Shut up and stop acting like a child.
at dry your arse! (excl.) under arse, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Me arse and Katty Barry! (phr): yeah sure!
at me arse and Katty Barry! (excl.) under arse, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 arthur power : shower.
at Arthur Power, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Arthurs (n): a pint of Guinness. [Ibid.] That’s Arthur Guiness [sic] talking (phr): when someone is talking rubbish while under the influence.
at Uncle Arthur, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Article (n): a woman, usually half in jest.
at article, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Artist, government (n): person ‘drawing’ the dole [social security].
at -artist, sfx
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Thick as a ditch (phr): really stupid person.
at thick as..., adj.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Bite the back of my bollox (phr): stop bothering me.
at bite my ass!, excl.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Cess, bad (n): Bad luck.
at bad cess to you! (excl.) under bad, adj.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Gee-bag (n): general term of abuse.
at gee bag, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Bags (n): messy job.
at bags, n.1
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 I will in me ring (phr): certainly not! / I am in me wick (phr): you must be joking!
at in one’s ballocks under ballocks, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Balls (n): to mess up, e.g. I made a balls of that job.
at balls, v.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Balls (n): to mess up, e.g. I made a balls of that job.
at balls-up, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Baluba (n): ‘stop acting like a Baluba’. Horseplay, rough housing.
at baluba, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Mary Banger (n): unfashionable female.
at mary banger, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 barry white : going for a shite eg. I’m going in to see barry white.
at Barry White, n.
[Ire] G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Baz (n): pubic hair.
at baz, n.
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