Shift

n.

Heard in Longford, Westmeath, Wexford, Tipperary, Clare, Sligo, Cork, Limerick, Mayo, Waterford, Laois and Kilkenny

A prolonged, passionate kiss, typically achieved during a weekend night out.

In use

Did ya get the shift off yer wan at the disco last nite la?

Posh English

Did you manage to secure a passionate embrace from that young lady at the dance last night, my good fellow?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Well bure any chance of the shiftA crude proposition to an attractive young woman asking if she would like to French kiss.
  • Bi ha shiftA request for someone to vacate their current position or clear a path.
  • Radion wouldn't shift herA crude expression meaning a woman is so unattractive that even Radion washing powder…
  • Some man for gettin the shiftA fellow who is very successful at attracting romantic or sexual partners.
  • SnogA passionate kiss or mutual tonsil hockey, often engaged in at a weekend disco.
  • Kiss my stonesAn invitation to kiss one's scrotum, used as an abusive retort equivalent to "piss off"…