Batter

n.

Heard in Dublin, Cork and Limerick

Not to be confused with the stuff they coat burgers and sausages with in some parts of Dublin. 1) Alcohol; a drinking session. 2) To beat someone up. 3) A puerile insult implying genital discharge.

In use

I'm going on the batter. I'm going to get scuttered! That little fucker beside me was slaggin me last night so I battered him. There's an awful smell of chips in here. It must be the batter running down your leg.

Posh English

I intend to embark upon a drinking bender until thoroughly incapacitated. That fellow beside me was mocking me last night, so I gave him a sound thrashing. There is a dreadful odour of chips in here; it must be the batter running down your leg.

Same phrase, other counties

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