Meaning of shitehawk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A large scavenging or predatory bird; especially (originally in military use in South Asia) the black kite.
   Ireland, UK, informal
2. The European herring gull.
   Ireland, UK, informal
3. An objectionable person; a twat or wanker.
   Ireland, UK, informal, vulgar

Examples

“Possibly one of the most highly protected birds today is the kite, known by the British Army throughout the world as a shite-hawk.”

“Shite-hawks..are more properly known as black kites,..gaining their unlovely nickname from British troops who used to get⟳ the meat stolen from their plates by these bold and skilful birds.”

“"Watch⟳ yer language, ye shitehawk." His da had heard the din from the kitchen and had decided to have⟳ his say⟳ in the matter⟳.”

“What must it be like⟳, to be such a fucking gimp, and see⟳ perfection, and know⟳ you're too much of a shitehawk to ever have⟳ it?”

“When I win⟳, Liam still suggests on the eighteenth green that I'm a nine-fingered shitehawk.”

“...any analyst who puts out a book with the word "ethics" in the title is invariably an incorrigible shitehawk.”

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