Bate

v.

Heard in Limerick, Mayo, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Sligo, Dublin and Down

To physically thrash, defeat decisively, or beat someone.

Say dat again and I'm gonna bate you lik an ass!

Posh English

Utter that once more and I shall thrash you soundly like a stubborn donkey!

Same phrase, other counties

• Mayo
• Laois
• Longford
• Offaly
• Sligo
• Dublin
• Down

Related terms

• Couldn't bate his way out of a wet paperbagA weak or ineffectual person, quite unable to assert himself. Bate means 'beat'.
• Bate em out d gateTo defeat the opposing team by a substantial margin, preferably in hurling.
• Bate them into the groundTo defeat a sporting opponent by an overwhelmingly large margin.
• Beat the dust off himTo thrash or beat someone soundly in a fight.
• I'll bate the head off yaA mother's threat to discipline her child physically.
• Bate 7 shades a shite outa himTo beat someone severely.