Lamped

v.

Heard in Wicklow, Carlow, Tipperary and Offaly

To strike someone forcefully.

It was a bad tackle so I Lamped him.

Posh English

It was a dreadful tackle, so I struck him with tremendous force.

Same phrase, other counties

• Carlow
• Tipperary
• Offaly

Related terms

• Ahhh lampedAn expression of schadenfreude at another's misfortune.
• ClatterTo strike someone forcefully, typically with the hand or a blunt object.
• ClobberTo strike, hit, or beat someone forcefully.
• DeckTo strike or punch someone forcefully, laying them out flat.
• FlakeTo strike or hit someone forcefully.
• LampTo strike, punch, or assault someone forcefully with one's fist.