Ye have a rib of hair on yer jumper

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Heard in Limerick

You have a single hair on your jumper. The word rib is simply a synonym for hair in this context.

In use

Ye have a rib of hair on yer jumper.

Posh English

You have a solitary hair upon your woollen pullover.

  • Gee-hairAn extremely tiny measurement, the width of a woman's pubic hair.
  • Hair on a gooseberryAn expression indicating a virtual absence of hair, especially on a balding head.
  • More hair than cuzin itA dishevelled young woman whose unkempt hair gives her the appearance of Cousin Itt from…
  • Your only a gee hair away!Extremely close, as in a parking manoeuvre measured by the width of a pubic hair.
  • Ghee hairTo move the tiniest possible distance.
  • Hair of the dogA drink taken as a supposed cure for a hangover.