Poppies

n.

Heard in Kilkenny, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford

Potatoes, especially boiled ones served with a family dinner.

In use

How come there's not a single trace of poppies on my plate?

Posh English

How come there are no tubers whatsoever upon my dinner plate?

Same phrase, other counties

  • PruggageThe state of poppies (potatoes)(or any vegetable) having been boiled too much.
  • Drain the poppiesTo urinate.
  • SpudsPotatoes, the essential foundation of any traditional family dinner.
  • BrewsyA main meal or dinner, particularly a hearty one served midday or evening.
  • GoogeyA soft-boiled egg served with the yolk still runny.
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