Lash

v.

Heard in Dublin, Cork, Tipperary, Cavan, Waterford and Down

1) To rain heavily. 2) To have energetic sexual intercourse. 3) A sudden burst of energy. 4) Abbreviation of slash, meaning to urinate.

In use

..Come on lads, give it a lash.

Posh English

Come along, gentlemen. Let us apply ourselves with great vigour.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Take a lashTo visit the lavatory; to urinate.
  • On the lashTo go out drinking heavily.
  • Lash, lashingTo give a woman the gift of pleasure through sexual intercourse.
  • Lash the arse offTo have sexual relations with someone. Generally male usage only, referring to the…
  • Giv't a lashTo make an attempt at a task, often with a sense of reckless optimism.
  • Bull rainExtremely heavy rain; to pour down.