Plike

n.

Heard in Roscommon, Mayo and Galway

A fool, from the Irish pleidhce.

He's always acting the plike that fella.

Posh English

That chap is perpetually playing the complete buffoon.

Same phrase, other counties

• Mayo
• Galway

Related terms

• Gway ya foolGo away, you fool.
• Ya hairy foolA great fool.
• Allied irishMeaning w.ank.
• Cowlacht from IrishA ruined or abandoned house, especially one in a dilapidated state.
• Full IrishA particularly voluminous bowel movement following a large fried breakfast.
• Fat as a foolTo have become noticeably overweight.