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In light of recent County bashing

  • 06-10-2006 2:17pm
    #1
    patmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭


    I just got this on e-mail apologies to Meath fans it wasn't me nothing personal.

    A dictionary of some common GAA phrases and their meanings: -

    Holly - e.g. "I gave it holly" - I put a fair bit of effort into it

    Bollix - Pat Spillane or any Meath players or supporters

    Mighty - very good

    Hames - a right sh1te – e.g. "he made a hames of that clearance"

    Timber - intimidation of a hurling opponent – e.g. "show him some
    timber"!

    Lamp - a good thump – e.g. "I swung for the sliotar, missed by 3 feet and lamped their fullback"

    A Crowd - A gathering of people that watch a match and hope for random acts of violence e.g. "that crowd from Meath are a right shower of sh1tes
    Schkelp - To remove living tissue in the absence of surgical
    procedures e.g. "That sh1te from Tipp took a schkelp out of my leg"

    Hatchet Man - Mountainy type, uses hunter/gatherer instincts.

    Bullin' - angry – e.g. "the centre half back was bullin' after I lamped him"

    Bull thick - very angry – e.g. "the centre half back was bull thick when I lamped him again"

    Joult - a push – e.g. "I gave him a joult and he has to wear a neck
    brace for two weeks"

    The Com-a-teeee - Local GAA bull****ters in general

    Bushted - an undefined soreness e.g. "Jayz me arm is bushted"

    The Bomber - a very popular nickname for a GAA player

    A hang sangwidge - consumed with tay on the sides of roads after matches in Croker or Thurles, usually contains half a pound of butter.

    Rake - A great amount of anything, usually pints of Guinness the night before an important match

    Namajaysus - What was that for, referee?

    Ya-bollix-ya - Corner back's formal recognition of a score by his opponent

    Leh-it-in-ta-****-would-ya - Full forward's appeal to a midfielder for a more timely delivery of the pass

    Mullocker - untidy or awkward player released for matches

    Burst the Bollix - Instruction to tackle your player.

    Row - Disagreement involving four or more players

    Massive Row - Disagreement involving both teams, including
    goalies, substitutes and supporters jumping fences

    Running Row - A massive row that continues out into the parking area and or dressing room areas and only usually resolved by the Gardai.


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