Figary

v.

Heard in Tipperary, Kildare and Waterford

To do something in haste or a rushed manner.

This new course he's doing, that's some figary.

Posh English

This new course he is pursuing is some hasty endeavour indeed.

Same phrase, other counties

• Waterford

Related terms

• As rare as rocking horse shitExtremely rare, something that is all but impossible to encounter.
• Uppinahape, like the man who married the fat womanDescription of feeling out of sorts especially on a monday morning.
• Ah willya lie down willyaAn exasperated plea for someone to stop pestering and go away.
• A big lad when he's out, like an ass's toolSomeone who acts the big man or tries to look important when out in public.