Found-on

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person found by the police consuming alcohol on licensed premises outside opening hours Ireland, colloquial

    "Judge Devins convicted Mr Kilkenny of after-hours trading and imposed a fine of €1,500. She also fined each of the found-ons €85 each."

Example

More examples

"Judge Devins convicted Mr Kilkenny of after-hours trading and imposed a fine of €1,500. She also fined each of the found-ons €85 each."

More for "found-on"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.