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d4 head
What does d4 head mean?
Someone — usually mocked — from the leafy, monied Dublin 4 postcode (Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Sandymount). The D4 head is the Irish Sloane Ranger: rugby club, Audi, holiday in the south of France, accent that turns 'roads' into 'rhodes'. Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is the patron saint of the breed.
"A pack of D4 heads were ordering small bottles of rosé at the bar."
Origin
Dublin slang, 1990s–2000s, popularised by Paul Howard's Ross O'Carroll-Kelly novels and columns in the Sunday Tribune.
Frequently asked questions
What does D4 head mean?
A D4 head is a posh South Dubliner from the Dublin 4 postcode — Ireland's equivalent of a Sloane.
How do you use D4 head in a sentence?
"You can spot a D4 head by the accent alone."
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