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Definition of poundies in English: poundiesplural nounˈpaʊndɪz Irish A dish of potatoes mashed with spring onions, butter, and milk, typically served with a well pressed in the centre into which melted butter is poured for dipping. my mother was sure to have a big pot of poundies ready for our dinner Example sentencesExamples - About dinner time, my mother puts on a big pot of poundies and scallions and started dishing them out to the 'troops'.
- The mother was peeling potatoes, making poundies for the supper.
- The dish features a center cut rib-eye steak covered with Irish Stout caramelized onions, Irish poundies, and topped with Irish cheddar cheese served on a fresh roll.
- I put my books and things away and wait for my poundies and sausages.
- Then came the main course: Irish stew, with poundies and buttermilk.
Phrases the man is as thick as poundies Example sentencesExamples - We are perceived as thick as poundies.
- The teachers told him he was as thick as poundies.
- I care nothing for the fellows in this town—they are thick as poundies.
- For all his eminence, for all his brains, the man is as thick as poundies.
- He was boorish and ignorant—"as thick as poundies" he would claim proudly.
Origin Late 19th century: from the pounding motion used to mash the potatoes. |