Fly

n.

Heard in Sligo

To depart in a hurry; to make tracks.

In use

I'm gonna fly, boi, before de rain starts lashing down!

Posh English

I am about to take my leave, old boy, prior to the heavens opening in earnest!

  • Blue arse flyA bluebottle fly, or to move about frantically; also to become excited or angry.
  • Blue arsed flyA bluebottle fly. Used to describe someone who moves quickly, incoherently and at random.
  • Bar-flyA person who loiters in public houses from early in the day.
  • Let fly with itIn hurling, to strike the sliotar with force.
  • Like a blue arsed flyExtremely busy or hectic.
  • Like a fly on shitTo be extremely close to someone or something, in an intrusive or intimate manner.