Lash

n.

Heard in Down, Cork, Tipperary, Cavan, Dublin and Waterford

A heavy drinking session.

In use

Jaysus I was on the Lash last night and got ma hole and all. Awful head on me the day though.

Posh English

Good heavens, I was on a monumental drinking binge last night and enjoyed amorous congress into the bargain. My poor head feels quite dreadful today however.

Same phrase, other counties

  • On the lashEngaged in a prolonged drinking session.
  • Giv't a lashTo make an attempt at a task, often with a sense of reckless optimism.
  • Lash the arse offTo have sexual relations with someone. Generally male usage only, referring to the…
  • Lash, lashingTo give a woman the gift of pleasure through sexual intercourse.
  • Take a lashTo visit the lavatory; to urinate.
  • Heavy dayA substantial drinking session.