Mitch

v.

Heard in Kildare, Kilkenny, Mayo, Waterford, Galway and Cork

To play truant from school.

In use

Goin mitchin to the chipper after biology?

Posh English

Shall we truant from our lessons and repair to the chip shop following biology?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Blue schoolReform school, a place bold Waterford kids were threatened with.
  • BunkTo intentionally absent oneself from school or another duty without permission; to play…
  • DossingTo skip school or play truant.
  • DuckTo take time off school without permission; to play truant.
  • Goen onda quack quackTo play truant from school.
  • Skipping like a school girlWhen a compact disc is malfunctioning by repeatedly jumping between tracks.