A jump

exp.

Heard in Tipperary

Sexual intimacy.

In use

'Ell biy, ye were wearin' de head off yer wan last night, did you get a jump after?

Posh English

Bless my soul old chap, you were conversing quite intently with your young lady last evening, did you attain a spot of nocturnal congress afterward?

  • Get de jumpTo have sexual intercourse.
  • Whats the storeey on a jump?!A crude inquiry as to the possibility of sexual intercourse.
  • High jumpIn serious trouble, especially the risk of being dismissed from one's employment.
  • Jump-inTo join a fight in support of a friend.
  • Runnin jumpAn expression of emphatic refusal; go away, not likely.
  • HopTo jump upon someone in a mugging fashion.