Lookeh!

exp.

Heard in Dublin

An emphatic interjection used to seize the floor during an argument, demanding attention before delivering one's point. Equivalent to 'listen here'.

In use

Lookeh, you wer de wan tha sez go dat way.

Posh English

Listen here, you were the one who insisted we proceed in that direction.

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