maidhcil mac fheorais's definitions

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 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.

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.

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.

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 2007

broke back mountaineer

A homosexual. A homosexual who doesn't conform to the gay stereotype.

Last night he told his mother he was a broke back mountaineer.

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais September 30, 2007

unspend

To shoplift after getting severe dissatisfaction with returning a purchase.

I bought this pair of jeans here and they shrunk after the first wash. You better replace them or I swear I'll be unspending here till Christmas 2010.

by Maidhcil Mac Fheorais October 1, 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 30, 2007