Batter

n.

Heard in Limerick, Cork and Dublin

Food of any description purchased from a chip shop, particularly the fried items.

In use

I'm fockin starvin, I'm off for a bag of batter.

Posh English

I am frightfully famished and off to procure a parcel of fried fare from the chip shop.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Batter shopA traditional takeaway shop specializing in fried fish and chips.
  • Batter burgerA deep-fried battered sausage served in a bun, a staple of the people of Arklow.
  • Batter boorgerA favourite cuisine of the Dubs after a good night out on the gargle.
  • Batter yaI will beat you up.
  • On the batterEmbarking on a heavy, multi-day drinking session.
  • Sausage in batterA battered sausage, a simple but beloved Cork delicacy traditionally enjoyed late at…