Gason

n.

Heard in Armagh and Cavan

A boy or fellow. Also a small boy.

Yung gason bi!" "Shur your only a gason

Posh English

Young fellow indeed! You are only a mere slip of a lad.

Related terms

• Horse that inta ya gasonTo eat or drink something quickly.
• Since God was a small boyReferring to something that happened a long long time ago.
• As sick as a small hospitalExtremely ill or nauseous.
• Givvid back t'ya smallTo give as good as one gets in return.
• I'm as sick as a small hospitalSuffering from a truly dreadful hangover.
• More questions than a small libarySaid of a young person who asks far too many questions.