The Irish Mail on Sunday

CAN YOU SPEAK LOVE ISLAND?

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Mug, mugged off (v): To be dumped, taken for a fool, or a mug. Islanders use liberally and it has now entered the public lexicon.

Graft, grafting (v): To woo or ramp up efforts to win the affections of your love interest.

The Do Bits Society (n): The group of islanders who have had sex or not quite but, erm, ‘done bits’.

Crack on (v): To make romantic overtures towards someone.

Melt (n): Someone who is soppy over another Islander, or a bit of a wimp. Pied off (v): Being rejected or humiliated – as in smashing a pie into another’s face.

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