All a ba!

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All a ba is Irish slang for roared as you fling sweets or a bag of crisps up in the air. Whoever catches them keeps them.

In use

He fired the bag of sweets up in the air and roared "All a ba!"

Let Lawrence Muck translate it to posh English for you
Lawrence Muck

Ah, a fellow connoisseur of language. Would you like me to translate 'All a ba!' in use for you?

He launched the confectionery skyward and cried out that it belonged to whomsoever could seize it.

Questions

What does all a ba mean in Ireland?

Roared as you fling sweets or a bag of crisps up in the air. Whoever catches them keeps them.

How do you use all a ba in a sentence?

“He fired the bag of sweets up in the air and roared "All a ba!"”

Updated

  • Alley-bahThrow a valuable object in the air - who catches it keeps it. See also Up For The Bah.
  • Up for the bahTo throw up in the air to cause a scatter and who catches it keeps it.
  • GulgiesSweets, soft drinks, crisps, popcorn and similar snacks brought for a night in or a trip…
  • Mouldy like a bag of bon bonsSpoiled or rotten, especially sweets that have gone off. A catchphrase from…
  • AirAny or an undetermined amount of something.
  • The air is on the groundDescribes humid, muggy weather so close and airless one feels it pressing down.