GAA Dictionary and Thesaurus

GAA Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Required reading for all fans of the game, and aspiring stadium builders.

HOLLY- an unspecific measure of force. e.g. "I gave it holly"---I put a fair bit of effort into it!

BOLLIX----handy adjective, describes any opinionated adversary. eg. Pat Spillane, or any Meath players or supporters

MIGHTY---Very good, or very bad, apply equally to any situation. eg. Pat Spillane is a mighty bollix!

HAMES---A right shite -e.g.-"He made a hames of that chance"

TIMBER---Intimidation of a hurling opponent - e.g.- "Show him some timber"

LAMP----A good thump-- e.g.-"I swung for the sliotar, missed by 3 feet and lamped the full back"

A CROWAD---A gathering of people who watch a match and hope for random acts of violence -e.g-Meath supporters

SCHKELP---To remove living tissue in the absence of surgical procedures.--e.g.-"That shite from Tipp took a schkelp outta me leg"

HATCHET MAN---Mountainy type, uses hunter/gatherer instincts

BULLIN'--- Unreasonably Angry- e.g-"The centre half was bullin' after I lamped him"

BULL THICK---Very angry- e.g.-"The centre half was bull thick after I lamped him again"

JOULT---A push- e.g.-"I gave him ! a joult and he has to wear a neck brace for 2 weeks"


THE COMM-A-TEEE---Applies to local GAA bullshitters in general, though more specifically to those bulshitters who actually run the GAA

BUSHTED---An undefined soreness- e.g.-"Jayz me arm is bushted"

THE BOMBER---Origin unknown, possibly north of border. eg. Popular name for all fat hairy GAA players.

A HANG SANGWIDGE---Consumed with "tay" on the sides of roads after matches in Croker or Thurles, usually contains half a pound of butter & fuckall else.

RAKE -A great amount of anything, usually pints of Guinness, consumed the night before an important match or any gathering of GAA batchelors.

INDANAMAJAYSUS (in-da-nama-Jaysus)--! An indignant defense term. eg. -'What was that for referee"?

YA BOLLIX YA--- A form of begrudging praise. eg. Corner back's formal recognition of a score by his opponent.

LEH-IT-IN-TA-FUCK-WUD-YA--- plea to deaf ears. eg. Full forwards appeal to a midfielder for a more timely delivery of the pass

MULLOCKER---Untidy or awkward player, released for matches from local lockup.

BURST THE BOLLIX---Coaches all-purpose shouted mantra. eg. Instructions from the sideline to tackle your man

ROW---Disagreement involving four or more players, initiated usually 3 minutes after percieved offence has been settled.

MASSIVE ROW---Disagreement involving both teams, including goalies, substitutes and supporters jumping fences

RUNNING ROW---A massive row that continues out in the parking area or dressing room areas, usually resolved by the Gardai.

YELLOW CARD --Referees sanction, though really a public recognition of an effective Joult, Schkelp, or Lamp, by any Mullocker, or Bollix.

RED CARD -- Oscar Time! also known as The Meath P45, or Dublin PE teachers Union card.

Some useful phrases to help you understand the game of hurling.......
Mighty - very good

Hames - a right mess - e.g. "He made a hames of that clearance"

Timber - intimidation of a hurling opponent - e.g. "Give 'em timber!!"

Welt - a slap - e.g. "I gave him a right welt into the ear!"

Lamp - a good thump - e.g. "I lamped him!"

A Crowd – e.g. "that crowd from Ardrahan are a right shower of shites"

Schkelp - a good thump

Bullin' - angry. E.g. "the centre half back was bullin' after I lamped him"

Bull thick - very angry

Joult - a push

Joshel - a shoulder push

The Comm-it-eeee - Local GAA bullshitters in general.

Bushted - eg. "Jayz me arm is bushted"

Bomber - a very popular nickname for a GAA player

A hang sangwidge - consumed with tay on the sides of roads after matches in Croker or Thurles.

Citeóg - he hit it with his citeog. ie. left handed/footed

Warp - hit something hard as in "I'll f**kin' warp you"

Rake - Also a great amount of anything, usually pints of Guinness

A Shamozzle - a group of players shkelpin' one another but not exactly hittin' anyone at the same time!

Flakin' - usually goes on for a whole game..... eg. "Jayz Mike Murphy gave Tony Delaney an awful flakin' below in training on Sunday". To "flake" a lad for a whole game usually starts off with a bit of the aforementioned "joshellin'" and "joultin'" and develops into a bit of "weltin'" and may even result in a good "lampin'" for the victim especially if he gets "bull thick".

D'namajaysus - What was that for, referee?

Ya-bollix-ya - Corner back's formal recognition of a score by his opponent

Leh-it-in-ta-fuck-would-ya - Full forward's appeal to a midfielder for a more timely delivery of the pass

Mullocker - untidy or awkward players

Horsed - bout of rough play or intimidatory tactics as in "We horsed them out of it!"

Horse - untidy or rough player. There's one in every club (The Legendary “Horse” Delaney)

Row - Fight involving four or more players swinging hurleys like lunatics

Massive Row - Row involving both team,substitutes and supporters jumping fences

Running Row - A massive row that continues out in the parking area and/or dressing room areas

"Come up ta F*ck"- A corner back trying to rise the ball .

"Lord Lantern Jaysus.." - "The next time you do that I'll f**kin kill ya"

"a hape" - A big quantity (Heap)


"in the paw" - To catch the ball.

"a Brawl" - A collection of bodies in disagreement with each other.

"a Dinger" - Usually a fast wing forward who can leave his opponent "for Dust".

"a right C*nt" - The Ref was a bit biased towards the other team.

"Throw it up" - One defenders exclamation to another defender to throw the ball up and strike no matter who is in the way, thought to patented by the Moloneys !!

Lamp - A good thump - eg. "I swung for the ball, missed by 3 feet and lamped their fullback"

A Crowd - A gathering of people that watch a match and hope for random acts of violence eg. "that crowd from Meath are a right shower of ****es"

Schkelp - To remove living tissue in the absence of surgical procedures eg - "That ****e from Tipp took a schkelp out of my leg"

Scoops - One's invitation to another to go out for a few pints (probably Guinness) - eg Fancy a few scoops tonight?

Hatchet Man - Mountainy type,or from south of the county, uses hunter/gatherer instincts.

Bullin' - angry - eg "the centre half back was bullin' after I lamped him"

Bull thick - very angry - eg "the centre half back was bull thick when I lamped him again"

Joult - a push - eg "I gave him a joult and he has to wear a neck brace for two weeks"

The Comm-a-teeee - Local GAA bull****ters in general

Bushted - an undefined soreness eg. "Jayz me arm is bushted"

The Bomber - a very popular nickname for a fat, hairy GAA player

A hang sangwidge - consumed with tay on the sides of roads after matches in Croker or Thurles, usually contains half a pound of butter.

Rake - A great amount of anything, usually pints of Guinness the night before an important match

Namajaysus - What was that for, referee?

Row - Disagreement involving four or more players

Massive Row - Disagreement involving both teams, including goalies, substitutes and supporters jumping fences

Running Row - A massive row that continues out in the parking area and or dressing room areas usually resolved by the Gardai

Báta - eg "I gave it báta" - I put a fair bit of effort into it

Stomached - surprised eg. "Jaysus when he came up behind me I was awful stomached"

Bollix - John McLoughlan / Pat Spillane

Mighty - very good

Hames - a right shite - eg. "he made a hames of that clearance"

Timber - intimidation of a hurling opponent

Welt - swing at

Joshel - a shoulder push

Warp - hit something hard as in "I'll f*ckin' warp you"

Blast - A great amount of anything

A Shamozzle - a group of players shkelpin' one another but not exactly hittin' anyone at the same time!

Flakin' - usually goes on for a whole game..... eg. "Jayz Beirne gave Buggy an awful flakin' last Sunday". To "flake" a lad for a whole game usually starts off with a bit of the aforementioned "joshellin'" and "joultin'" and develops into a bit of "weltin'" and may even result in a good "lampin'" for the victim especially if he gets "bull thick".

Horsed - bout of rough play or intimidatory tactics as in "we horsed them out of it". Sometimes referred to as kicking/batin' the shit out of the opposing team.

Horse - untidy or rough player. There's one in every club

Burst the Cunt - Players appeal for his team mate to 'Warp' his opposing number...

Come up ta F**k - A corner back back trying to get ball into his hand

Lord Lantern Jaysus - The next time you do that I'll f**kin kill ya

Hape - A big quantity (Heap)

Paw - To catch the ball e.g. In the Paw

Brawl - A collection of bodies in disagreement with each other

Dinger - Usually a fast wing forward who can leave his opponent "for Dust"

A Right C*nt - An individual that one (or many) does not like e.g. The Ref was a Right C*nt

Cat - Indicates Gloom, Failure, Disgust e.g. That match was just CAT

On Me Ear - Being in the process of being drunk e.g. I was on me ear in the OZONE last night.