Fluke

n.

Heard in Tipperary and Fermanagh

Pure luck; something obtained or achieved by chance.

In use

That last goal was pure fluke

Posh English

That most recent goal was an exceedingly fortunate stroke of luck.

Same phrase, other counties

  • ChancerSomeone who would chance their luck.
  • Chance the armTo attempt something risky or novel; to give it a try.
  • Good luckFarewell or goodbye.
  • Good luck to you nowA brusque dismissal equivalent to telling someone to go away or fuck off.
  • Luck moneyA small sum of money returned by the seller to the buyer at a fair or deal as a token of…
  • Shit house luckExtremely good fortune, especially when it seems improbably lucky.