Common Hurling Terminology
Belt - eg "I gave it belt" - I put a fair bit of effort into it
Warp - hit something hard as in "I'll f*ckin'
warp you"
Mighty - very good
Hames - a right shite - eg. "he made a
hames of that clearance"
Timber - intimidation of a
hurling opponent
Welt - swing at
Lamp - a good thump
A Crowd - Eg. "that
crowd from Ardrahan are a right shower of shites"
Schkelp - a good thump
Bullin' - angry. eg. "the centre half back was
bullin' after I lamped him"
Bull thick - very angry
Joult - a push
Joshel - a shoulder push
The Comm-it-eeee - Local
GAA bullshitters in general
Bushted - eg. "Jayz me arm is
bushted"
The Bomber - a very popular nickname for a GAA player
A hang sangwidge - consumed with tay on the sides of roads after matches in
Croker or Thurles.
Citeog - he hit it with his citeog. ie. left handed/footed
Blast - A great amount of anything.
Rake - Also a great amount of anything, usually pints of
Guinness
A Shamozzle - a group of players
shkelpin' one another but not exactly
hittin' anyone at the same time
Flakin' - usually goes on for a whole game..... eg. "Jayz Paul Cooney gave
Pateen Higgins an awful
flakin' below in Loughrea on Sunday". To "
flake" a
lad for a whole game usually starts off with a bit of the aforementioned
"
joshellin'" and "
joultin'" and develops into a bit of "
weltin'" and may
even result in a good "
lampin'" for the victim
especially if he gets "
bull thick".
Namajaysus - What was that for, referee?
Ya-bollix-ya - Corner back's formal recognition of a score by his opponent
Leh-it-in-ta-fuck-would-ya - Full forward's appeal to a midfielder for a
more timely delivery of the pass
Mullocker - untidy or awkward players
Horsed - bout of rough play or intimidatory tactics as in we horsed them out
of it. Sometimes referred to as kicking/batin' the shit out of the opposing
team.
Horse - untidy or rough player. There's one in every club
Burst the Cunt - Common exhortation also referred to as the Turlough' roar.
Row - Fight involving four or more players swinging hurls like lunatics
Massive Row -
Row involving both team,substitutes and supporters jumping
fences
Running Row - A massive row that continues out in the parking area and or
dressing room areas.