An Irish colloquial phrase meaning to make a sexual move on someone — specifically to engage in physical intimacy or groping, usually in a furtive or cheeky context. The phrase carries a slightly old-fashioned, laddish tone and is more associated with mid-20th century Irish vernacular than contemporary speech, though it still surfaces in nostalgic or humorous contexts. It implies a degree of boldness or opportunism rather than anything violent, with the mischievous undertone typical of Irish euphemism.
He'd been trying to drop the hand at every opportunity since the second date.
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(Ireland, dated) To engage in sexual petting.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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