Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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KICK (2)
Construct:
Noun, Verb
Definition:
To request a favour (a job or loan).
Use:
I kicked him for a job.
I asked him for a job.
Derivation:
Kick for trade - as for a job (tailors) from 1855.
(Partridge)
Note "... kick him for a rise next week".
(Murphy)
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