higher

To ask somone to think again. From the British Television game show Play Your Cards Right where contestants had to guess if the next card turned up was higher or lower than the previous card. A slow contestant with a 2 of Clubs might say "lower?" and the audience would scream "HIGHER!!".

Friend: Want to go to Mulligan's for a pint?
No. 1: Higher.
Friend: Why? They love us in Mulligan's.
No. 1: Higher, I got thrown out last night.

by maidhcil mac fheorais September 21, 2007

banger

A player who is too old to play for a team but continues to play illegally. A 16 year old playing on the under-15s team.

Punter1: How come Rath Kip keep winning the u-15 cup?
Punter2: Because it's been the same team for the last three years, they're all bangers!

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 16, 2007

bockedy

Irish word for rickety, unsteady, badly made. It wouldn't generally be considered slang, is used by young and old alike.

Don't sit on that chair, it's a bit bockedy.

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 16, 2007

monkey run

A frantic dash, usually from one side of a city to another. Also emergency travel between two countries organised at the last minute to try to prevent something terrible from happening.

Reminiscent of a monkey running on the ground from a predator looking for a safe tree to climb. Arms and legs are usually swinging from side to side and the monkey has a grin of terror on its face.

Monkey runs typically have a success rate of between 30% and 50%.

Sandra suddenly realised that she left the CD-Rom with all the photos in her husbands lap top. If he turned it on the game was up. She decided she would have to do a monkey run to London that night.

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 16, 2007

bowzie

An alcoholic in Dublin living almost like a down and out. Someone whose life is ruled by drink. Possibly derived from booze.

We went on the piss Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We were like two bowzies going around.

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 16, 2007

effort

When something is done by someone following what they think is a winning formula, but their lack of imagination and mediocrity shines through.

Her: Did you hear the new Radiohead song?
Him: Yeah, a complete effort.

Him: Did you see the new bridge over the Liffey?
Her: Yeah, what an effort.

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 18, 2007

stowaway

An uneaten item of food still in your mouth hours after you thought you'd eaten it.

Always rinse your mouth out after eating to avoid stowaways.

by maidhcil mac fheorais September 22, 2007