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n.
- The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows: "I'll give you some baytin' boy for saying my mudder has a face like a blaa" [syn: yer go, thrashing]
n.
- A type of bread roll in one of three varieties i.e. floury, chewy and crusty: "Mammy... make sure you put loads of red lead in me blaa today, there wahent a bit in it yesterday girl boy!"
n.
- A woman who is thoroughly disliked: "That wan with de hairy face is some bibe boy, shure I only asked her if she was a man or not, and she et de head off o' me!" [syn: bitch]
n.
- A home made sling shot, made out of a coat hanger at numerous elastic bands
v.
- To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence: "What are you gawkin at boy, do you want yer go boy, I'll dig the head off of ya!" [syn: stare, gander]
adv.
- To have not: "I happent a clue boy!"
n
- A rash induced by rubbing together of skin and wet clothing e.g. the inner thighs: "Yer man must have ire under his arms his pants were so far up his hole" [syn: chaffing]
n.
- Colloquial designation given to the river Suir as it passes through the Viking Capital of Ireland (i.e. Waterford City Quay): "I'll mayte you down by de clock tower boy on the key river boy!
n.
- Female companion or girlfriend
- Derogatory term for a female date: "I'm maytin' me lack for a few bottles down in breens layter on boy, wanna come"
n.
- A large luminous pink meat like sausage of unknow origin, otherwise known as luncheon sausage. Some say it is has a supernatural or extraterrestial origin given its colour and taste. Waterford locals believe it to be the original and best filling for blaas. One must be careful ingesting this substance as it may imbue one with superhuman powers: "Mammy...don't buy that ham stuff anymore, de red lead makes me feel all fuzzy inside after ate'n it"
n.
- Any of numerous aquatic or terrestrial mollusks of the class Gastropoda, typically having a spirally coiled shell, broad retractile foot, and distinct head "Did you see de size of that shellakybooky, he had feelers the size of me nob boy!" [syn: snail]
n.
- An extremely forceful knee in the thigh causing temporary paralasis: "that fat bollix gave me some shaymus, but I gave him an uppercut in the conkers before me leg went dead!"
adv.
- An expression of agreement: "Alright so, spot on no bodder boy, on de ball!" [syn: alright, ok, on de ball]
v.
- The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof): "I stalled the head off of yer wan last night behind the glass boy!" [syn: kiss, shift]
n
- The number one: "wan, tew, tree..."
- An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person: "Go over and ask dat wan off with me wud ya boy?" [syn: woman, girl]
n.
- An expression of greeting, can be used in conjunction with boy and girl depending on the sex of the recipient: "Well boy (for female replace with girl boy), luvly day out dayer ihin't it boy" [syn: hello, hi, howdy]
n.
- A teenage girl: "Tank heaven for yungwans," said de yungfella [syn: gerhel]