Shiftin'

n.

Heard in Wexford, Cork, Monaghan, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo and Westmeath

Kissing, snogging. Also: Give us a kiss there miss.

In use

I seen ya shiftin' yer wan down the shammy lane last night!" "Giz a shift there hun" "I was shifting your man

Posh English

I observed you locked in amorous osculation with that young lady down the shammy lane last evening!

Same phrase, other counties

  • Cork (not in the dictionary)
  • Shiftin quares down the martKissing girls at the mart.
  • Kiss my stonesAn invitation to kiss one's scrotum, used as an abusive retort equivalent to "piss off"…
  • Lend of a kissTo request a kiss from someone, often in a lighthearted or flirtatious manner.
  • SconScon is an alternative word used in Kilkenny for kissing / shifting / snogging / feeking…
  • Scon/skonKissing, shifting or snogging. A Kilkenny term that appears to have fallen somewhat from…
  • ShiftThe act of petting. To physically caress another, can simply mean snogging or kissing.