Play- acting

n.

Heard in Kerry

Messing about, idling, or engaging in tiresome nonsense.

In use

Lads, stop this play-acting before someone gets a belt of a hurl!

Posh English

You irritating fellows, cease this foolish time-wasting behavior immediately before someone receives a stroke of the hurley!

  • Cod actingMessing around or acting the fool.
  • Fuck actingMessing engaged in to prevent real work taking place. See also, Ginnet (acting the).
  • Pig actingMessing about, acting the fool, or behaving boisterously.
  • Acting the goulBehaving like a fool or acting the eejit.
  • Acting da maggotBehaving foolishly or messing about.
  • Fair playWell done. An expression of approval or concession.