Hen's kick

n.

Heard in Kerry

A clumsy, weak, or thoroughly unsuccessful attempt at something.

Yera, that free kick was an absolute hen's kick by Seán!

Posh English

Upon my word, that free kick was a most lamentable attempt by Sean.

Related terms

• Agricultral kickA clumsy or inelegant kick of a football, suggestive of rural ineptitude.
• Slap u a kickA threat to kick someone if they do not stop annoying you.
• As scarce as hen's teethExtremely rare or uncommon.
• Hen's teethExtremely scarce or rare.
• Rare as hen's teethSomething extremely difficult to find or acquire.
• C'mere and I'll kick the heart outta yaA colourful threat of physical violence.