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gas
/ɡæs/GASS
Local meaning
Funny, amusing, ridiculous in an entertaining way, or full of comic energy.
Describing a person or situation as gas usually means it is very funny or entertaining. The word may praise someone’s comic personality or react to an absurd event.
Examples in context
- Your aunt is gas—she had everyone laughing.
- That story about the bus was gas.
How it is used
This sense is distinct from fuel or physical gas. A person can be gas without being intentionally comedic.
Amused, affectionate, surprised, or teasing.
Stories, family talk, comedy, social media, and reactions.
Commonly understood in Ireland; naturalness varies by region, generation, and relationship.
Depending on tone, laughing at a person rather than with them may still feel dismissive.
Spelling and scope
Contemporary Irish English, with regional and generational variation.
- Search and reference forms
that's gashe's gasshe's gas
LocalMean keeps common search spellings discoverable. Regional, historical, and Irish-language forms remain attached to one canonical meaning page rather than being split into duplicate entries.
Common patterns
- that’s gas
- he’s gas
- gas altogether
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
These sources support the vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, or cultural context. The entry remains open to correction from Irish speakers, regional communities, and qualified reviewers.
- The Oxford Handbook of Irish EnglishOxford University Press
Comprehensive scholarly overview of English varieties across the island of Ireland, including history, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics, and regional variation.
- The Vocabulary of Irish EnglishOxford Academic
Scholarly chapter on the vocabulary of Irish English and the corpus evidence used to describe it.