Mineral

n.

Heard in Kilkenny and Mayo

A small bottle of a carbonated drink usually given free with a bag of chips and a battered sausage in chippers.

In use

I'll have a pint and a mineral for the child

Posh English

I shall take a pint of ale and a carbonated beverage for the infant.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Mayo
  • Kilkenny (not in the dictionary)