ONLY IN IRELAND, will you understand how much is required when someone gives you these measurements.
1.
If you’ve got a hayp of things wrong with you, it’s not looking good. Hayp is used as a miscellaneous larger-than-average size, and can describe anything. Food, trouble, cows, pints, or people.
2.
Loads. Like, shiteloads is a lot. It’s shiteloads. You better watch out if someone uses it to describe how much you’ve pissed them off.
3.
Technically, it’s 200ml of a spirit, but to us, it’s a naggin.
4.
Not full cut, but half cut. Not quite completely sloshed, but on their way.
5.
So much. A rake of something means you’ve simply got too much of it.
6.
[with regards to scoops]
Definitely, at least six scoops will be had. A few does not equal ‘few’, which would imply a little amount.
7.
Usually used in the North, a lock is an unknown quantity on the small side. We’ve only a wee lock of beer on us.
8.
When describing just how full a venue or party is, turn to jointed if it’s packed. The place was jointed with beours lads.
9.
This describes distance down the road, e.g. it’s only a spit from Pauly’s pub. It’s not though, it’s at least 200 miles.
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