GAA Speak

Clareboy

From listening to GAA fans down through the years, there is a definite type of lingo associated with the GAA.

' We bate um well' - Our team won by a good margin

' Ye can't take yeer bate'in ' - The opposition are poor losers

' Up agin nottin ' - A poor opposition

' We bate the s*** out o' ye ' - we won the game by a considerable margin

Browney7

Mighty :- Very good

Hames bad shot, e.g. “He made a hames of that chance”

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 the full back”

A Crowd :- A gathering of people who watch a match and hope for random acts of violence, e.g. Limerick supporters

Schkelp: - To remove living tissue in the absence of surgical procedures, e.g. “That ****e from Tipp took a schkelp outta me leg”

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

Bullin’: - Angry, e.g. “The centre half was bullin’ after I lamped him”

Bull Thick: - Very angry, e.g. “The centre half was bull thick after I lamped him again”

Joult: - A push, e.g. “I gave him a joult and he has to wear a neck brace for 2 weeks”

The Comm-A-Teee: - Local GAA bull****ters in general

Bushted :- An undefined soreness, e.g. “Jayz me arm is bushted”

The Bomber :- Popular name for a fat hairy GAA player

A Hang Sangwidge :- Consumed with “tay” on the sides of roads after matches in Pairc Ui Chaoimh or Thurles, usually contains half a pound of butter and consumed by Tipperary folk

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

Indanamajaysus (in-da-nama-Jaysus): - What was that for referee?

Ya Bollix Ya :- Corner back’s formal recognition of a score by his opponent

Leh-It-In-Ta-****-Wud-Ya :- Full forwards appeal to a midfielder for a more timely delivery of the pass

Mullocker: - Untidy or awkward player released for matches

Burst The Bollix :- Instructions from the sideline to tackle your man

Row :- Disagreement involving four or more players

Shamozzle: - Disagreement involving both teams, including goalies, substitutes and supporters jumping fences

All-Hell-Broke-Loose :- A massive row that continues out in the parking area or dressing room areas, usually resolved by the Gardai

'ho ho':- this is a comment used, usually when some rough vulgar play is taking place

whale:- "whale him"-this again is used as a replacement for disposses him or tackle him.

ware timber:-this means to hit or strike another player with the hurl

shove it into him!:-normally a reference from the sideline to encourage a player to fight with another player

on the beer:_ this is an excuse used by a junior b player who decides not to turn up for a match

whip, pull, lash, flake:- all meaning to move the ball on the ground

SeaFields

Pull hard, he's not your brother - Motivation to get stuck in to your marker.

Era ref, they were only getting to know each other - Trying to convince the ref to be lenient after an altercation

Era ref, twas only handbags - after a more serious altercation

Go on ta fcuk - A general phrase of excitement.

Era, nothing is won in January, February, etc... - Used by a county to console themselves after a bad league loss or after being sent through the back door (phrase doesn't apply from Sept-Dec).

GAAman

A similar one to seafields there is an old Dublin one

"Lorry into him (or lorry into him) he's no relation!!" heard that one roared at me back in the day

In a similar vein i saw something earlier on facebook that made me laugh

"Did you score?" "No but i played well!"

ReacherCreature

"He'd hurl in a phone box".

Pretty self-explanatory I find.

Kojak

"He wouldn't hurl snow off a rope" - meaning he isn't able to play hurling at all.