Shift

v.

Heard in Waterford, Wexford, Longford, Tipperary, Clare, Sligo, Cork, Limerick, Mayo, Laois and Kilkenny

To French kiss someone.

Will ya give her da shift der?" "I'd shift dat anyday

Posh English

Would you give her a French kiss there? I would French kiss that any day.

Same phrase, other counties

• Wexford
• All Ireland
• Longford
• Tipperary
• Clare
• Sligo
• Cork
• Limerick
• Mayo
• Laois
• Kilkenny

Related terms

• Well bure any chance of the shiftA crude proposition to an attractive young woman asking if she would like to French kiss.
• Bi ha shiftA request for someone to vacate their current position or clear a path.
• Radion wouldn't shift herA crude expression meaning a woman is so unattractive that even Radion washing powder…
• Some man for gettin the shiftA fellow who is very successful at attracting romantic or sexual partners.
• Kiss my stonesAn invitation to kiss one's scrotum, used as an abusive retort equivalent to "piss off"…
• Lend of a kissTo request a kiss from someone, often in a lighthearted or flirtatious manner.