Dose

n.

Heard in Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Offaly and Galway

A dose of venereal infection.

He got a right dose of that wan.

Posh English

He contracted a severe venereal infection from that particular lady.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Waterford
• Offaly
• Galway

Related terms

• Bad doseA serious or severe illness.
• Dose of the scutsAn attack of diarrhoea.
• Dose of the scuttersA severe bout of diarrhoea.
• Some doseA spell of terrible bad luck or an unfortunate hardship.
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