English Explanatory Dictionary

senior hurling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see senior, hurling.
  2. serious, difficult, important business; hardball

Word forms

senior hurling

Etymology

In Gaelic games, including hurling, the "senior" grade is the highest level of competition. In 2007, the Green Party entered government for the first time in coalition with Fianna Fáil, and Séamus Brennan of Fianna Fáil quipped to the Green Party ministers, "you're playing senior hurling now".

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