Gas

n.

Heard in Kilkenny, Offaly, Cork, Tipperary, Galway and Kildare

Someone or something that is funny or entertaining.

it was a gas crack" "he's a gas man.

Posh English

It was thoroughly entertaining fun.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Tipperary
• Galway
• Kildare
• Kilkenny (not in the dictionary)

Related terms

• Gas-manAn exceptionally funny, entertaining, or eccentric character.
• Gas man/womanAn exceptionally amusing, eccentric, or entertaining person.
• Gas cardA funny person or a card.
• Bottle of gasA prominent or shapely posterior.
• Gas-ticketAn eccentric, hilarious person who provides endless entertainment.
• Trouser gasA flatus or passing of wind from the bowels.