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[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Boys o boys phr. Grunted sigh used to punctuate speech as an expression of tiredness.
at boys-a-boys!, excl.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Airlocked, adj. Inebriated.
at airlocked (adj.) under airlock, v.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Animal, adj. Wild, uncontrollable, exciting.
at animal, adj.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Chance one’s arm v. phr. Take a risk.
at chance one’s arm (v.) under arm, n.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Arse over kick Adv. phr. Head over heels.
at arse over kick under arse, n.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Ask me arse phr. Vigorous rebuttal.
at ask my...!, excl.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Bite my shite phr. Feck off [...] No way.
at bite my ass!, excl.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Ass’s roar (within) n. phr. Close proximity.
at within an ass’s roar (of) under ass, n.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Ass’s gallop n. phr. brief period of time.
at ass’s gallop (n.) under ass, n.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Ate-your -bun n. Term of contempt.
at ate-your-bun, n.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Aussie kiss n. Similar to a French kiss, but given down under.
at Aussie kiss (n.) under Aussie, adj.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Blemm v. Travel at speed.
at blemm, v.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Bog man n. Term of contempt.
at bogman (n.) under bog, n.3
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Bombed out as adj. Jilted, given walking papers.
at bomb out, v.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Bombed out as adj. Jilted, given walking papers.
at bombed out, adj.2
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Bowser n. Troublesome character.
at bowser, n.2
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Break a pudding v. phr. Belch.
at break a pudding (v.) under break, v.1
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Bugle n. Erection.
at bugle, n.2
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Canary, got a phr. n. Fright.
at canary, n.1
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Click v. , n. Pick up a member of the opposite sex.
at click, v.3
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Cop-on, n., v. Common sense, understanding, streetwise knowledge.
at cop-on, n.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Arseology Ridiculous and needless carry on.
at -ology, n.
[Ire] O’Byrne Files: Dublin Sl. Dict. 🌐 Ger scoffed that Abrekebabra chip butty, after ten pints, and yacked all over the bog!
at yack, v.
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