Shift

v.

Heard in Laois, Wexford, Longford, Tipperary, Clare, Sligo, Cork, Limerick, Mayo, Waterford and Kilkenny

To kiss with tongues. If one attends a teenage disco one will probably be asked by someone to shift their friend by means of a tap on the back.

Will you shift my friend?

Posh English

Would you care to kiss my friend with tongues?

Same phrase, other counties

• Wexford
• All Ireland
• Longford
• Tipperary
• Clare
• Sligo
• Cork
• Limerick
• Mayo
• Waterford
• Kilkenny

Related terms

• Well bure any chance of the shiftA crude proposition to an attractive young woman asking if she would like to French kiss.
• Bi ha shiftA request for someone to vacate their current position or clear a path.
• Radion wouldn't shift herA crude expression meaning a woman is so unattractive that even Radion washing powder…
• Some man for gettin the shiftA fellow who is very successful at attracting romantic or sexual partners.
• MeetTo kiss or to shift; a snog.
• SneadTo kiss or shift or whatever!