Billy n.— «“So I said to him, “Fine, but just before you’re going into one of them can you give me the Billy?” That’s Dublin slang for give me the nod. “So he says, ‘Yeah great no problem.’ So the song is coming to an...
lily white n.— «Ever-tighter IRA internal security and the organisation’ use of “lily whites,” activists with little or no known history of involvement in violence who keep their distance from the Irish community in Britain...
power kiting n.— «Irish power kiters notched up a total of 94.8 miles at Benone Strand at Magilligan in the space of 24 hours. Power kiting is essentially buggy racing on the sand and it requires a lot of wind so that the karts can move...
cheese cutter n.— «This type of barrier is known as a human scale “cheese cutter” and has been identified by the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) as the worst possible choice from a motorcyclist’s...
urban tumbleweed n.— «Word Fugitives sought an American equivalent for the Irish term witches’ knickers, which refers to “disposable plastic bags caught in trees.”…People on both coasts and in between submitted urban...
stiffs n.pl.— «With the increase in squads and wages at the big clubs there are plenty of experienced players in the stiffs.» —“Sellars Moves In A Buyer’s Market” by Glenn Moore Irish Times Apr. 6, 1996. (source:...