Mangled

v.

Heard in Galway, Cork and Mayo

To be badly injured in an accident.

I was badly mangled when I crashed.

Posh English

I sustained considerable injury when I crashed.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Mayo

Related terms

• As rough as a bag of mangled badgersExtremely ugly or unattractive in appearance.
• ClockedStruck heavily, injured, or badly beaten.
• I've seen better men on top of wedding cakes!An expression used upon seeing a particularly unattractive male.
• If there was work in the bed, ya'd sleep on the floor!A rebuke for someone who is extremely lazy.