Lamp

v.

Heard in Wexford, Kilkenny, Cork, Galway, Derry, Limerick, Kildare and Down

To deliver a heavy, forceful punch or physical blow to someone.

He was lip talkin' so I lamped him one in the jaw!

Posh English

He was being impertinent, so I gave him a thoroughly sound thump upon the chin.

Same phrase, other counties

• Kilkenny
• Cork
• Galway
• Derry
• Limerick
• Kildare
• Down

Related terms

• Lamp d feen der laLook at the sexy boy over there!
• Lamp the fiendAn exhortation to look at or take notice of a particular fellow.
• Lamp the gatch on the fienLook at the peculiar walk on that young fellow.
• See ur jaw? over dere!A warning issued during an escalating argument that one is about to deliver a blow so…
• Mawster blowA devastating emotional blow or severe setback.
• Plant a boxshTo throw a punch or deliver a blow.