What does "horse" mean?

kasintahan

This ones been bugging me for a few years now.

When a Cork/Galway/Hairyback calls somebody "horse" what do they actually mean by it?

It would seem to be slightly derogatory.

kas

seo-ireland

Do you mean as in "a horse of a man"?

In that case it would mean a well built person, a person you would not pick a fight with. Obviously not so good if you refer to a woman (although still strangely sexy)

Magic Monkey

It means a capall of things

Seriously though, anytime I've heard it used, it's similar to "boss" (Dublin), or "ya good thing" (Kildare). Not derogatory.

simu

It means that you're one of these:
http://www.tcd.ie/Genetics/images/horse.jpg

Anima

It means that you're one of these:
http://www.tcd.ie/Genetics/images/horse.jpg

Well I suppose that was inevitable.

Lord Nikon

Magic Monkey wrote:

It means a capall of things

Seriously though, anytime I've heard it used, it's similar to "boss" (Dublin), or "ya good thing" (Kildare). Not derogatory.

I second this...

Chad ghostal

anytime i've ever heard it being said, was when someone was consuming vast amounts of X ... be it food, drink etc... they were a "horse"

e.g. "G'wAn ya feckin horse"..

corkman26

a galway girl caled me horse once, even before she got me jeans off! dead impressed i was, til i found out that they call everybody horse! :rolleyes:
as in cork, your a feeen, up the west your a horse! or if your very nice, your a horse box! very strange...

MorningStar

Chad ghostal wrote:

anytime i've ever heard it being said, was when someone was consuming vast amounts of X ... be it food, drink etc... they were a "horse"

e.g. "G'wAn ya feckin horse"..

I've heard people say he "horsed" that down. This is the same as wolfing something etc...

MooShop

Magic Monkey wrote:

It means a capall of things

Seriously though, anytime I've heard it used, it's similar to "boss" (Dublin), or "ya good thing" (Kildare). Not derogatory.

very dry...... but i had to laugh

MooShop

corkman26 wrote:

a galway girl caled me horse once, even before she got me jeans off! dead impressed i was, til i found out that they call everybody horse! :rolleyes:
as in cork, your a feeen, up the west your a horse! or if your very nice, your a horse box! very strange...

horse box???

never heard that one before, in what context does it be used??

madrab

Magic Monkey wrote:

It means a capall of things

Get out!

meditraitor

kasintahan wrote:

This ones been bugging me for a few years now.

When a Cork/Galway/Hairyback calls somebody "horse" what do they actually mean by it?

It would seem to be slightly derogatory.

kas

Ye they are being derogatory, next time, you should throw then a few digs into the haaaad

RobertFoster

Howaya horse, wanna buy a pony goin' cheap?

WhiteWashMan

its a generic name.
like 'baaay' down in cork, or 'mate' or 'fella' or 'boss'.
its not derogatory, its just a generic name.

Glipmac

A guy used to call me horse, only because he said i look like one

me http://www.funfolly.com/g/mascots/c9035mid.gif

toiletduck

One of my friends always answers the phone with "Howya Horse!" Never really thought about it but now it's bugging me!

Dades

Glipmac wrote:

A guy used to call me horse, only because he said i look like one

me http://www.funfolly.com/g/mascots/c9035mid.gif

LOL

Shrimp

Guy: that chaps a horse, he is a beast, like he's strong or a brut. You could also say, he'd (well) horse you out of it. you can add the well to make it more dublinized.

Girl: the birds a horse........ If you say that it means, she is huge, and like is tal and butch etc.. she'd kick your ass like. It's most definalty a derogatry term not a term of indearment.

rubadub

WhiteWashMan wrote:

its a generic name.
like 'baaay' down in cork, or 'mate' or 'fella' or 'boss'.
its not derogatory, its just a generic name.

Yep, "hows it going horse", "cheers horse".
It can be used to describe a big guy in a different way "he was a horse of a man".
Never heard it used for a girl (in a good way), except one time when my pissed mate by mistake said "thanks horse" to a lounge girl who brought his drinks over, don't think she heard. It sounds totally wrong for a girl.

Then there is the "horsing" or "horse it" term, I think it is meant to refer to how a horse guzzles food or rides. He horsed the drink into him/ he horsed it into her

Femelade

i'm from cork. dont know a single person who calls people horse.
horse box is said quite alot though.

Tha Gopher

Horse has alot of meanings

In much of non-Dublin Ireland, people will say horse in the "awright horse" context. Its the culchie version of bud and homeboy

In parts of Meath (Dunboyne anyway) horsey is a term for gettin laid "Aye, wouldnt mind gettin a bit of horsey tonight".
However, the actual act of copulation is known as "wellyin it into her" (yes, welly, as in wellington boots)

What an odd town, the sooner Dublin completely swallows it up the better.....

seo-ireland

I once heard some guy telling a story that during the hot and heavy beginnings of a sexual encounter the other party 'softly' said:
"Horse it into me boss"

:eek:

Femelade

seo-ireland wrote:

I once heard some guy telling a story that during the hot and heavy beginnings of a sexual encounter the other party 'softly' said:
"Horse it into me boss"

:eek:

LMAO

Adam

seo-ireland wrote:

I once heard some guy telling a story that during the hot and heavy beginnings of a sexual encounter the other party 'softly' said:
"Horse it into me boss"

:eek:

Nekkid Person 1: "Say my name bitch!!
Nekkid Person 2: "Horse! Horse!! HORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH GOD!!!!!
Nekkid Person 1+2: "NAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!



LMFAO!

steveland?

Used to work with a guy who used all four of these "Horse", "head", "boss" and, my personal favourite, "Shtick"

I found I tend to call people shtick a lot if I can't remember their name...

Humpty D

lol - boggers are funny.