Shift

v.

Heard in Tipperary, Wexford, Longford, Clare, Sligo, Cork, Limerick, Mayo, Waterford, Laois and Kilkenny

To engage in kissing and heavy petting, typically at a weekend dance or disco.

Did you shift anyone good at the marquee dance last night?

Posh English

Did you manage to court a young lady quite successfully at the marquee dance last evening?

Same phrase, other counties

• Wexford
• All Ireland
• Longford
• Clare
• Sligo
• Cork
• Limerick
• Mayo
• Waterford
• Laois
• Kilkenny

Related terms

• Bi ha shiftA request for someone to vacate their current position or clear a path.
• Radion wouldn't shift herA crude expression meaning a woman is so unattractive that even Radion washing powder…
• Some man for gettin the shiftA fellow who is very successful at attracting romantic or sexual partners.
• Well bure any chance of the shiftA crude proposition to an attractive young woman asking if she would like to French kiss.
• Dance with you?An emphatic refusal to dance with someone.
• SnogA passionate kiss or mutual tonsil hockey, often engaged in at a weekend disco.