Broke up

n.

Heard in Tipperary

To injure oneself, especially the hands; also used to describe feeling the worse for wear after heavy drinking.

I hit me man a slap me fukin hands broke up. (or) I broke me fist up off d side a his head. (or) never boozin again im broke up from it

Posh English

I hit the fellow a slap and my hands are broken up.

Related terms

• Broke as a jokeEntirely without funds; skint.
• Broke myselfTo laugh hysterically.
• Me boner cud of broke da windscreenAn extreme state of male arousal upon sighting an attractive young woman.
• You'd give her a poke if the telly was brokeYou would have sex with a particular girl if the tv was broken.
• He'd wear the paint off the wallDescribes a person so irritating they could wear the paint from the walls.
• Worse for wearDrunk or the worse for drink.