noun · Dated · MOT, rhymes with 'not'
A girlfriend, in older Dublin speech: 'the mot', 'me mot'. Now largely the property of men over fifty and of anyone quoting them.
Ireland
3 Irish slang terms for romance & flirting, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Flirting, dating, attraction and rejection. Rich in euphemism, and the category where a literal translation is most likely to embarrass you.
noun · Dated · MOT, rhymes with 'not'
A girlfriend, in older Dublin speech: 'the mot', 'me mot'. Now largely the property of men over fifty and of anyone quoting them.
noun, verb · Vulgar · RYDE
A very attractive person, of either sex: 'he's an absolute ride'. Crude but extremely common, and said cheerfully in mixed company.
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verb, noun · Informal · SHIFT
To kiss someone at length, typically at a disco, a festival or a nightclub. Kissing only — despite the vagueness of the word, it stops there.
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