Ball of lead

exp.

Heard in Dublin

Rhyming slang for the head.

In use

I was out of my ball of lead last night. Took six yokes. I was flying.

Posh English

I was quite out of my senses last night. I ingested six ecstasy tablets and felt positively elevated.

  • Any red leadAny type of luncheon sausage or red-lead sausage.
  • Lead in yur pantsSluggish, lazy, or lacking motivation.
  • Red leadA large, illuminous (sic), pink, meat-like sausage of unknown origin, otherwise known as…
  • Baa ballA cry from young players to the referee in a schoolboy game of Gaelic football, urging…
  • Rowld dem uppin a square ballTo crumple something up into a tight ball before discarding it.
  • Tan ballA hurling ball.