On the lash

v.

Heard in Tipperary, Waterford, Galway and Dublin

Out drinking alcohol with enthusiasm.

In use

Met the lads out on the lash last nite.

Posh English

I encountered the fellows out drinking last night.

Same phrase, other counties

  • LashA heavy drinking session or night out on the town.
  • 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.
  • GattinDrinking alcohol heavily and with great enthusiasm.