Gas

n.

Heard in Tipperary, Cork, Galway and Kildare

Funny or amusing.

In use

Thats a gas story

Posh English

That is a most amusing anecdote.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Gas man/womanAn exceptionally amusing, eccentric, or entertaining person.
  • Gas cardA funny person or a card.
  • Gas-manAn exceptionally funny, entertaining, or eccentric character.
  • Bottle of gasA prominent or shapely posterior.
  • Gas-ticketAn eccentric, hilarious person who provides endless entertainment.
  • Trouser gasA flatus or passing of wind from the bowels.