# senior hurling

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see senior, hurling.
2. serious, difficult, important business; hardball

## Etymology
In Gaelic games, including hurling, the "senior" grade is the highest level of competition. In 2007, the Green Party entered government for the first time in coalition with Fianna Fáil, and Séamus Brennan of Fianna Fáil quipped to the Green Party ministers, "you're playing senior hurling now".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/senior-hurling