Bate

v.

Heard in Offaly, Mayo, Laois, Longford, Limerick, Sligo, Dublin and Down

To beat a person, animal or object.

I'll bate the head off ya!

Posh English

I shall strike you most forcefully about the head.

Same phrase, other counties

• Mayo
• Laois
• Longford
• Limerick
• Sligo
• Dublin
• Down

Related terms

• Couldn't bate his way out of a wet paperbagA weak or ineffectual person, quite unable to assert himself. Bate means 'beat'.
• Bate 7 shades a shite outa himTo beat someone severely.
• Bate em out de gateAn expression used to instruct the hurling team to beat their opponents by a large…
• Bate lumps off itTo beat severely.
• Bate de back of herTo have sexual intercourse with someone.
• Bate de hoopTo have sexual intercourse with someone.