Beour

n.

Heard in Cork, Wicklow, Mayo, Limerick and Laois

A woman or girl, often used with a descriptor of her appearance.

Look at the state of that beour staggerin down the street!

Posh English

Observe the condition of that lady staggering down the thoroughfare!

Same phrase, other counties

• Mayo
• Limerick
• Laois

Related terms

• Boy/GirlSuffix which must be used as often as possible whilst communicating as deiseach.
• Gas man/womanAn exceptionally amusing, eccentric, or entertaining person.
• Id say shed be some woman to lay blocks!A robust, physically strong woman who could manage heavy manual labour.
• Liary boy/girlA person who is lying or talking nonsense.
• Skipping like a school girlWhen a compact disc is malfunctioning by repeatedly jumping between tracks.
• Uppinahape, like the man who married the fat womanDescription of feeling out of sorts especially on a monday morning.