Definitions by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais

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.

bockedy by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 2007

Strawballs 

The name of someone whose balls never see daylight. A sexually inactive man.

Strawballs is staying in again tonight!

Strawballs by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 2007

mulchie 

In Ireland, an urban culchie. A person from a country town like Clonmel who considers themself urban and would look down on culchies who they consider to be more primitive.

He's an annoying culchie, probably a mulchie.

mulchie by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 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!

banger by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 2007

In a heap

In a bad state. In a state of severe dilapidation. See banjaxed, in bits, rag order.

I can't go outside the door today. I'm in a heap after last night.

In a heap by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 2007

rag order 

In a bad way. Totally disorganised, all over the place. Can mean hungover or just plain sick. Can mean a combination of mental disorder and physical damage. Like in bits, banjaxed, in a jocker, in a heap.

She drank the full bottle, took all the pills and was too wasted to slit her wrists properly. She's in rag order today.

rag order by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 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.

monkey run by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 2007