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leaving cert:the compulsory state exam you take in your final year of secondary school.
leg it:run.
liathroidi:testicles.
lifted:arrested.
like shit out of a goose:moving fast.
living over the brush:living together but not married.
lurching:wrapped around someone at the disco.
mank/manky:something disgusting.
massive:beautiful
meeting:kissing.
messages:groceries.
mickey ring:condom
mickey/willy:penis.
mind the pennies and the pounds will mind themselves:save your money.
minerals/fizzy drinks:soft drinks
mog:an ugly person/stupid person.
mope:idiot.
nearly never bulled a cow:nearly doesn’t cut it.
not a hope:I’m not doing that.
now you’re taking the hand:asking for too much.
odd with someone:being annoyed.
off your rocker:crazy person.
old doll/aul doll:wife/girlfriend.
on the hop:skipping school.
on the lash:on a night out drinking.
on the piss:going out drinking.
poitín:Irish version of moonshine/illegal, home-brewed alcohol.
pound shop:dollar store.
poxy:lucky.
press:cabinet.
