The Gaa Lingo

Yavvy

Lamp - a good thump - eg. "I swung for the ball, 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 eg. "that crowd from Meath are a right shower of ****es"

Schkelp - To remove living tissue in the absence of surgical procedures eg - "That ****e from Tipp took a schkelp out of my leg"

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

Bullin' - angry - eg "the centre half back was bullin' after I lamped him"

Bull thick - very angry - eg "the centre half back was bull thick when I lamped him again"

Joult - a push - eg "I gave him a joult and he has to wear a neck brace for two weeks"

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

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

The Bomber - a very popular nickname for a fat, hairy 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 in the parking area and or dressing room areas usually resolved by the Gardai.

read that before very funny.

ironbrew

ahha i must congradulate u on the above!

Yavvy

Oh thanks Brew,

There are more....

but I cant think of them.....