Dush

n.

Heard in Cork

An onomatopoeic word used to describe the sharp sound of a heavy impact.

In use

I was legging it down the lane and dush, right into the gable wall!

Posh English

I was fleeing posthaste down the lane when, with a resounding concussion, I introduced my countenance to the gable wall!

  • A word in CarrickNotice, interest, outcry etc. usually in the negative I.e. not a word in carrick.
  • WordTo believe or trust what someone says. (Often in the phrase "mark my word" as a warning.)
  • BurstTo injure or bruise a part of the body through a sharp impact.
  • HeavyA large, powerfully built scoundrel or thug.
  • Heavy dayA substantial drinking session.
  • I wanna word witchewTo confront someone, typically as the opening line of an argument.