Coppers

n.

Heard in Dublin

Slang for copper-faced jacks. A place to go to pick up culchie girls.

Hear lads will we go to coppers and pick up some chicken nuggets?

Posh English

Tell me, gentlemen, shall we frequent the establishment to court rural maidens?

Related terms

• All over the place like a mad woman's shiteDisorganised, unrehearsed or scrappy.
• Copper fannyA derogatory term for a red-haired girl.
• Copper knobA derogatory term for a red-haired boy.
• Horse-facedExtremely drunk.
• Over the bar is the place for it ladsIn Gaelic football, the instruction that the ball must go over the crossbar for a point.
• Shit facedVery drunk or intoxicated. Also: under the influence of drugs.