Scatter

v.

Heard in Kilkenny, Cork, Waterford, Kerry, Limerick and Kildare

To scatter or run away quickly in a panic.

In use

Some lad lit a banger in de yard and shouted scatter!

Posh English

Some fellow ignited a firecracker in the courtyard and shouted for everyone to disperse.

Same phrase, other counties

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  • Up for the bahTo throw up in the air to cause a scatter and who catches it keeps it.
  • Run up me arse and pick daisiesAn emphatic expression used to tell someone to go away.
  • Away for slatesTo depart quickly and unencumbered; possibly alluding to having settled one's slate and…