Hopped

v.

Heard in Dublin, Cork, Carlow, Tipperary and Kildare

To be mugged or set upon by a group of youths.

If they do anything they're gettin hopped

Posh English

If they attempt anything untoward they shall be set upon forthwith.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Carlow
• Tipperary
• Kildare

Related terms

• Hopped offTo make short work of something. To devour or dispatch with gusto.
• Hopped-onTo be violently assaulted.
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• Fast setA sequence of successive quick dances, typically rock and roll, at a social gathering.
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