The plates

n.

Heard in Cork

One's wife or female partner.

In use

Arrived home late last night after a few scoops and the plates was waiting with a face like a slapped arse

Posh English

One arrived home rather late last night after several alcoholic refreshments and one's wife was waiting with a countenance like a soundly slapped posterior.

  • PlatesAbbreviation of 'plates of meat', rhyming slang for feet.
  • Plates of meatRhyming slang for feet.
  • MothOne's girlfriend, wife or committed female partner. Pronounced 'moh'.
  • Quare oneOne's wife, girlfriend or regular female partner.
  • Da missesOne's girlfriend, partner, or wife.
  • PressA cupboard. One puts delph (plates, cups and saucers) in a press.