noun
General Slang
messages
· noun · irish
Groceries; 'doing the messages' = going for the shopping.
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The shopping. Specifically the everyday food shop — bread, milk, rashers, the works. 'Doing the messages' = heading to the shop. 'Get the messages in' = bring the bags from the car.
“I'm running down to Tesco for a few messages, want anything?”
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messages In A Sentence
I'm running down to Tesco for a few messages, want anything?
Origin & Usage
From the older sense of 'message' meaning an errand sent on behalf of someone else. In Ireland (and Scotland) the errand became the goods themselves.
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