Scopes

v.

Heard in Cork, Wicklow and Sligo

To consume a few alcoholic drinks.

In use

Hey, are ya goin' for a few scoops 2nite?" "Are ya goin for a few scoops" "You going for a few scopes?

Posh English

I say, are you venturing out for a few libations this evening?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Wicklow (not in the dictionary)
  • Sligo (not in the dictionary)