Flake

v.

Heard in Kilkenny, Cork, Galway and Tipperary

To strike or hit someone forcefully.

He flaked the absolute back off me with a wet ash plant!

Posh English

He struck me most vigorously across the back with a damp sapling!

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Galway
• Tipperary

Related terms

• Flake outTo relax.
• ClobberTo strike, hit, or beat someone forcefully.
• ClatterTo strike someone forcefully, typically with the hand or a blunt object.
• DeckTo strike or punch someone forcefully, laying them out flat.
• LampTo strike, punch, or assault someone forcefully with one's fist.
• LampedTo strike someone forcefully.