Disco biscuits

n.

Heard in Galway, Dublin, Carlow and Donegal

Slang term for ecstasy tablets, popularised by the energetic club scene.

In use

We need ta secure some disco biscuits before the tunes kick off la!

Posh English

We must procure some disco biscuits prior to the commencement of the musical numbers.

Same phrase, other counties

  • BickiesBiscuits. Also slang for ecstasy tablets, from the phrase 'disco biscuits'.
  • BiscuitsNickname for Phil Harrington, former goalkeeper of Cork City Football Club.
  • Goin' discoHeading out for an evening of drinking and revelry.
  • Arse biscuitsFlatulence or passing gas.
  • Biscuits to a bearWasting one's time to no purpose whatsoever.
  • Get up on a gust of windA description of a desperately eager person in a club or disco.