Irish Slang

Irish slang -AAfters (n): dessert Ages (n): long time Agro (n): fight Alans or Alan Wickers(n): nickers; as in keep your alans on; calm down. Alco (n): someone who's always drunk Amadán (Omadhan) (n): idiot Any Use? (n) any good? as in "Was the film any use?" Apache (n): joyrider Ape (n): fool Ara be whist (v): shut up. Arse (n): backside Arseways (a): "I did it all arseways" = I made a complete mess of it! Arthurs (n): a pint of Guinness; as in Arthur Guinness the founder. That's Arthur Guiness talking (phr): when someone is talking rubbish while under the influence Arthur Scargill (n): gargle/drink; after the miners union leader in the 80s in England. Article (n): a woman, usually half in jest Artist, government (n): person 'drawing' the dole [social security] Ask me arse/bollocks; go and shite; eff off and don't be annoying me (phr): general ways of telling someone to shut up As rough as a bear's arse As scarce as hen's teeth As sharp as a beach ball As sick as a small hospital As small as a mouse's diddy As thick as two short planks As useful as a lighthouse on a bog As useful as a cigarette lighter on a motorbike As useless as a chocolate teapot As useless as tits on a bull As weak as a salmon in a sandpit - (hungry) At it (v): making love Aubergine (n): brinjal, egg plant Aul Man or Fella (n): father Aul Wan (n): mother Aussie kiss (n): cunnilingus /similar to a French Kiss, but given down under Away with ye / away on / Aye right (phr): I don`t really believe you.

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-BBabby (n): little child - baby Baby Power (n): miniature bottle of Powers Irish Whiskey (favoured size for ladies handbags) Backer (n): riding on the back of a bike while someone pedals up front; as in "gis a backer on your bike" Bad dose (n): tough old time with illness Bad egg (n): a dodgy bloke or a troublemaker Bag of Taytos (n): packet of cold potato chips a.k.a. crisps Bags (n): messy job also means plenty Bake (n): face/mouth Baldy, as in "I haven't got a baldy" (phr): I haven't a clue Ball of shite (n): as in, my dad's old car was a ball of shite Ball-bag (n): scrotum but used to mean total idiot Balls (n): to mess up, e.g. I made a balls of that job Balls (n): male genitalia Baluba (n): "stop acting like a Baluba". Horseplay, rough housing. Derived from the Baluba tribe Belgian Congo. Several Irish soldiers killed by them in the early 1960s Banger (n): old car Bang on (a): perfectly correct Banjaxed (a): broken, no good Bap (n): bread bun Barm brack (n): cake eaten at holloween, from gaelic bareen brack = a feckled cake Barrelling (v): rushing around (with purpose?) Baths (n): public swimming pool Battle cruiser (n): the pub; rhymes with boozer. Baz (n): pubic hair Bazzer (n): haircut Bean flicker (n): lesbian Bean-jacks (n): ladies toilet Begorrah (exclam): be god (no self-respecting Irish person says this. Sorry, Hollywood) Bejappers (exclam): as above Belt (v): hit, assault Be wide (phr): be careful Be dog wide (phr): be extra vigilant Beor (pronounced bee-yo) (n): attractive woman Bevvies (n): alcoholic drinks Beyant (n): beyond or over there Bibe (n): a girl/woman and means she's a right old cow - from the Waterford area Bifter (n): joint, as in "roll a bifter" A bigger bollox never put his arm through a coat (phr): Self- explanatory Bills (n): pounds Bingo wings (n): flabby underarms on a woman Bird (n): girl generally, or girlfriend Biro (n): ballpoint pen Bitch-bag (n): male scrotum or bollocks Bite the back of my bollox (phr): stop bothering me Black (a): very crowded, busy - as in 'town was black!' Blackers (n): blackberries Blackguard (pron. blaggard) (n): a ne'er-do-well/ (v) to give someone a hard time: He's blaggardin' ya

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Black Mariah (n): police van - Paddy wagon in the States Black Stuff,the (n): Guinness Blarney (n): nonsense Blather (v): talk Bleedin' deadly (a): brilliant Bloody (a): strengthing adjective, used liberally Blow (n): hash Blue shirt type of guy (n): 1930's quasi-fascist group Bob (n): a shilling in the old Pounds, shillings and pennies; even though the monetary system changed, the name stuck Bob (n): If a girl sees a good looking man, she can say that he is a "bob" or that she would "give him a few bob", meaning she would like to have intimate relations with him BOBFOC (n): Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch, eg. "she's a Bobfoc" Bog (n): country area - where culchies come from Bogey (n): snot; something wrong, as in he's bogey or I got a bogey pint Bogs (n): public toilets Bogtrotter (n): another word for a culchie Bold (a): naughty Bollacking (n): to "give out" to someone Bollix (n): alt spelling of below Bollocks (n): anyone you think is stupid Bolloxed (a): very drunk Bolloxed up (v): screwed up Bolt (v): go fast/ run away Bombardier (n): type of Irish bus Boozer (n): pub Boreen (n): narrow lane or road Boss (n): polite generic term when you're chatting to someone 'Bout ye (phr): how are you doing? (Originated in Belfast) Bouzzie, Bowsie (n): young good-for-nothing, who hangs around on street corners Bowler (rhymes with Cow-ler) (n): dog/ugly person Box (n): female genitalia Boxin' the fox (phr): robbing an orchard Boyo (n): a bit of a lad Brass monkey (phr): In reference to exceptionally cold weather - "It'd freeze the balls off a brass monkey". Brasser (n): woman of ill repute, who charges but a brass coin for her services Brickin' it (a): nervous to the point of soiling oneself Brilliant (a): great, best Brown Trout (n): excrement Brutal (a): terrible Bucket of snots (n): a ugly person Bucketing (v): raining very heavily Buckled (v): drunk Bucko (n): lad, player Bud (n): polite generic term when you're chatting to someone Buff (n): another word for red-necks, although mostly used by red-necks to describe other red-necks living further out in the countryside, and likely to live on a farm up a mountain somewhere OR (a) naked Bushed (v): exhausted/knackered

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Business (n): shit - as in, 'I have to do me business' Business (n): cool - as in, 'It's the business' when asked about a new film, for example. Buzzies (n): travelers

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-CCacks (n): trousers - 'I was laughing me cacks off'- I was laughing so hard my trousers fell down' Or ' I wet me cacks' it was so funny - I was so scared 'I shit me cacks'. I was 'shitting it'. Caffler (n): arsehole, idiot, eejit Cake-hole (n): mouth or arsehole! Can of piss (n): derogatory term i.e. "You're some can of piss" Canary, nearly had a (n): had a fright Canted (v): kicked a football over a wall - "you canted the ball you fucking eejit" - as in you CANT get the ball back - the other side of the wall contains usually a big dog or some bollix who never gives you your football back Capper (n): a handicapped person Carpet muncher (n): lesbian Carry-on (n): argument, commotion Cassie (n): back yard Cat (a): no good, awful, very bad Cess, bad (n): Bad luck Cha (n): tea Chancer (n): dodgy/risky character Chav (n): Council housing and violent - someone who lives in an area that was populated by people kicked out of inner city slums Cheek (n): Disrespect Cheesed Off (a): angry, also Pissed Off Cheese on your chin (phr): your fly is open! Chinwag (n): a chat Chipper (n): fish and chip shop Chips (n): french fries Chiseller (n): young child Chokin' the chicken (v): wank Chucker-out (n): doorman/bouncer Circling over Shannon (phr): drunk. Derived from the visit of Boris Yeltsin to Shannon when he was apparantly too drunk to get off the plane. They circled six times to sober him up! Claim (v): if you claim somebody you are picking a fight. You are claimed ! Clatter (n): slap Clique (n): a group Close (n): humid, as in "it's very close" Cnawvshawling (v): complaining Cock (n): penis Cock manger (n): urinals Cod (v): having someone on, as in: "Aw, g'wan, yer only coddin' me" Coddle (n): shit Cog (v): copy someone else's work at school Colcannon (v): Mashed potatoes, cabbage or kale & butter, served at halloween Complan (n): meal supplement, usually drunk by pregnant women and grannies Conditioner (Fabric) (n): fabric softener Confo (n): confirmation (Catholic sacrament) Conkers (n): chestnuts Cop on (to yourself) (v): get a life/don't be so stupid Coppertop/ coppernob (n): Gingerhaired person Cop shop (n): Garda station

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Cooker (n): stove Corner boy (n): somebody who hangs around aimlessly on the streets (gen a youth); used by older people Covers (n): bedclothes Cow Juice (n): milk Crack (n): fart Cracker (a): wonderful Craic (n): (pronounced crack) fun time and good conversation Crisps (n): potato chips (cold) Crock (n): bad car; crock of shite is same as ball of shite. Cub (n): young boy Culchie (n): a city dweller's name for a country person Cute hoors (n): usually politicians - it implies deviousness and crookedness. (in this case, I suppose it could apply to a female as well, but almost always the term 'hoor' is masculine.) In Ireland, at least, 'cute' means 'clever' Cuttie (n): young girl Cutty Knife (n): knife for cutting the bread

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-DDa (n): father Dander (n): a leisurely stroll Danny boy (n): twenty pounds in money Deadly (a): very cool Deadner, give a (n): to knee someone in the side of their thigh Dear (adj): expensive Dekko (v): look at, inspect Delph (n): crockery, cups, saucers etc Dense (n): stupid - as dense as bottled shite Desperate (adj): terrible Diabolical (a): really terrible Dickey Dazzler (n): an over dressed man Diddies (n): breasts Dig (n): punch or slap Divil (n): devil DNS (n): the Northside (of Dublin) generally or one of its residents Do a Bunk/Flit (v): sneak off, usually to avoid paying a bill, the rent, etc. Dodgy (n): suspect/mechanically suspect Dog's Bollocks / Mutt's Nuts / Puppy's Privates (n): the genuine article / the real deal Doing a line (phr): courting, seeing someone Doing (or speaking) 90 to the dozen (v): going (or speaking) very fast Doing the rat race (v): driving through housing estates to avoid the traffic Donkey's Years (n): a long time - 'I haven't seen him in donkey's years' Doorstep (n): a sandwich made with thickly cut bread i.e. a mug of rosie and a doorstep Dope (n): idiot, more playful than eejit On the Doss (v): To be goofing off Dosser (n): layabout, useless Dote (n): a lovely little thing, usually a baby Down the Swanie (phr): down the drain Doxie (n): a lady of the night who plies her trade on the docks Drain da snake (phr): have a piss, take a leak Drawers (n): underwear, usually ladies' :-) Dressed to the nines (phr): done up, in your Sunday best Drink Link (n): a bank ATM Drop the hand (phr): gain access to a female's nether regions, go below the belt etc. Dry Shite (n): a dull, boring person Dry up (phr): Shut up! Dry your arse (phr): Shut up and stop acting like a child. Duck's Arse (n): wet fag butt Duds (n): clothes Dummy/Dummy Tit (n): pacifier / soother Dump (taking a) (n): sitting on the toilet, doing a #2 !

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-EEat the head off (v): attack verbally Eatin' house (n): restaurant Eccer (n): homework (from exercises) Eejit (n): idiot Effin' and blindin' (n): cursing and swearing Elephants (n): drunk Erection section (n): slow set at a disco

-FF-word (n,a,v, etc.): used freely, mostly for strengthening an adjective. Fag (n): cigarette Fair play/whack to ya! : well done! Fairy lights (n): another name for Christmas lights Falling from me, it's (phr): polite way of saying "I've got the runs" Fanny (n): female genitalia Far wack, the (n): over on the opposite side. Fart around (v): to fool around Feck (n): used instead of the other F word Fecker (n): used instead of the other F word Fecky the Ninth (n): complete idiot Fib (n): a lie Fierce (a): very; 'twas fierce cold Fifty (n): stood-up (I got a fifty) 50p lifesaver (n): condom Fine thing/fine bit of stuff (n): admiring comment on member of opposite sex Fire away (v): continue, go ahead Fiver (n): 5 pound note Fla/Flah (n): very attractive person Fla/Flah (v): to have sexual intercourse with someone ( From Irish 'Fleadh' meaning party) Flah'ed out (a): exhausted Flahulach (a): flamboyant, also very generous, throwing money around Flagon (n): large 2-litre bottle, usually cider Flaming (a): drunk Flea Rake (n): a comb Flicks (n): movies, pictures Flied Lice (n): rice (in Chinese take-away accent) Flitters (a): tattered and torn Flog (v): sell Flummoxed (a): puzzled Flute (n): penis Fluthered (a): drunk Fly Cemetery (n): currant bun Flying low, you're (phr): your zip is undone FM (n): Fuckable Mother or MILF Follier-upper (n): a serial at the pictures (movies). To be continued ... Foostering (n): wasting time Foundered (a): freezing cold Frankie (n) : Co Down term for someone from Belfast, usually implying a broad accent and a certain lack of sophistication Fry (n): fried breakfast (typically sausage, bacon, eggs and pudding)

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-GGaa, playing (v): gaelic football [from Gaelic Athletics Association] Gack (n): refers to a foolish or stupid person. Can also be pronounced "gackawacka", or "gacky" (a). "Wise up ya gack ye." "Those shoes are gacky looking." Gaff (n): house Gallery (n): great fun, someone is a gallery-entertaining person- a mad laugh Galya (n): baby Gameball (exclam): OK Gammy (a): shitty, a load of crap, useless Gander (n): a nosey look Ganky (n): ugly, unpleasant woman (Co. Cork) Gansey (n): sweater, jersey, pullover or loads (of something) Gargle (n & v): alcohol - to go out drinking Gary Glitter (n): your shitter or arse Gas (a): funny Gasún (gossoon) (n): child Gasur (n): young boy Gatch (n): an unusual way of walking e.g. look at the gatch on him Gawk (v): stare Gawk (v): to throw up - especially after alcohol Gear (a/n): good, clothes Gee, Gee-box (n): female genitalia (hard G sound) Gee-bag (n): general term of abuse Gee-Eyed (a): drunk Gersha (n): young girl Get off with (someone) (ph): make out Get on like a house on fire (n): to get on real well with someone Get out of that garden (phr): same as ""Yeah right!" or "Up the yard!"" Gick (n): shit Gicker (n): your bum [up the gicker (no man quicker)] Gift (n): excellent, unexpected surprise Gimp (n): an undeveloped weedy adult male Gingernut (n): redheaded person Git (n): rotten person Give him a toe in the hole (v): kick in the arse Give Out (v): to criticize someone - 'She gave out to him something fierce over standing her up' Gizmo (n): a thing or most often a guitar a Go (n): turn/fight Go on outta that (phr): no way in hell or you're pulling my leg Gob (n): mouth, as in: "shut your gob" or (v): to spit Gobber (n): A spit (of the green kind) Gobshite (n): idiot Gobsmacked (a): very surprised Go-car (n): baby's pushchair Gollier (n): a big, fat spit of phlegmy stuff Gom, Gombeen (n): idiot Good Gear (n): good, clothes or stuff Gooter (n): penis Goozer (n): kiss Gouger, (Gow for short) - (As used by Dublin Gardaí) (n): a dangerous knacker/thief

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Go way outta that! (phr): Dismissive response, indicating general disdain and disbelief Gowl (n): stupid person/idiot; vagina Grand (a): fine, nice Growler (n): female genitalia (hairy growler) Gushie/rushie (n): to throw up a sweet/candy or coin and have a crowd of kids run to catch it. Guard (n): policeman - also Razzers, the Razz, mule, pigs, shades, a female guard is a "banner" - (the irish for police woman is Ban Garda). Guff (n): nonsense or smell Gullier (n): a large marble used when playing along the road kerb Gummin' (v): salivating, dying for something e.g. I'm gummin' for a pint. Gur cake (n): a dense fruit cake Gurrier / Guttie (n): lout, hooligan or gypsy Gut (n): stomach Gutties (n): trainers, sports shoes Guzz-eye (n) cast in the eye i.e. "he has a guzz-eye"

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-HHalf a bubble off true (phr): not the full shillin'; eejit Hames (n): a mess - 'He made a right hames of the job' Happy out (v): everything is sorted out now or you're generally happy with the situation. Hard Neck (n): cheek Hardchaw, Hardman (n): rough person, the type who's ready for a fight at the drop of a hat - "Yeah you, wha' ya lookin' a?" Hard Tack (n): spirits (usually whiskey), neat Hash (n): to mess up, e.g. I made a hash of it Has she calfed yet? (v): Giving birth Haven't got a baldy (phr): no chance Haven't got a snowball's chance in hell (phr): no chance; longer version of above Having the painters in (ph): having your period Head (n): friend or pal e.g. How's it going head? Header (n): nutcase, unstable person Head the ball (n): foolish person/ or generic name for any person Heavin' (v): thronged/packed i.e the place was heavin last Saturday Heel (n): the first or last slice of a loaf of bread Heifer (n): an ugly country woman (the consensus being that she looks like a cow) Hick or Hickey/Hickster (a/n): unfashionable High babies (a): senior infants' school Hit and miss (n): piss Hobnails (n): the knuckles of the fist - I touched his jaw with my hobnails and dropped him to the ground Hockeyed them out of it (phr): really beat them, in a game of football or whatever sport you are playing. Like 10-0 Hogan's Goat (phr): kept woman Hole (n): arse Hole in the wall (n): ATM Holliers (n): holidays! Holy joe (n): sanctimonious person Holy show (n): spectacle Hoofed (v): walked Hooley (n): party or celebration Hoor (n): an all-purpose type of word. Someone you disapprove of can be 'a right old hoor', but you can also have 'not a bad old hoor' ( kind of grudging respect). Hoor's Melt (n): offspring of a hoor, a bit like "son of a bitch" Hop, on the (n): bunk school, playing truant Horrors (n): drunk, e.g. I was in the horrors last night Hot Press (n): airing cupboard, where the hot water geyser is. Hot Rocks (n): The burning bits of hash/paper that flake off from the business end of a joint. How are the men? (phr): said on entering a non-local pub (usually in the country) when there are a few of the locals present. It breaks the ice apparently. How's the form? (phr): how are you? How's the talent? (phr): Is there anyone good looking/ interesting about? Howya : "how are you?" - typical greeting Hump, the (n): sulking Hunkers, on your (n): crouching down (squatting)

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-II am in me wick (phr): you must be joking! I could eat a baby's arse through the bars of a cot (phr): I'm hungry I could eat the lamb o' Jayjus through the rungs of a chair (phr): I'm very hungry I'd eat a farmer's arse through a blackthorn bush! (phr): I'm hungry If I were mad, I would! (phr): I certainly won't I've a mouth on me (phr): I'm hungry I've a throat on me (phr): I'm thirsty I will in me brown (phr): I won't! I will in me ring (phr): certainly not!

-JJabs (n): breasts Jackeen (n): a culchie's name for a Dubliner Jacked (a): tired Jack in the box (n): A dead Dublin man Jacks (n): toilet Jaded (a): very tired, knackered Jammer(n): stolen car Jammers (a): very crowded, busy Jammin (v): having your period Jammy client (n): class A fool Jam on your egg (n): wishful thinking; will never happen Jam Rags (n): sanitary towels aka brillo pads Jammy (a): lucky Janey Mack! (exclam): Gosh, really? Japers! (exclam): Gosh, really? Jar (n): A pint Jaysus (exclam): Jesus Jibber (n): person afraid to try new things Jip (n): sperm Jo Maxi (n): taxi Johnny (n): condom Johnny-jump-up (n): pint of guinness mixed with Bulmers (cider) Joyce (n): ten pounds in money Juicy (a): cute

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-KKick in the bollocks, a (n): a laming blow to the male genitalia with a foot or very bad news Kimberley's (n): local biscuits, used to be made by Jacob's Kip (n): a dump or a dive Kip, to have a (n): short sleep, nap Kisser (n) mouth Knacker (n): gypsy, travelling person Knackered (v): very tired Knackerette (n): gypsy, travelling person of the female variety Knacker's yard (n): The abattoir Knickers (n): ladies' underwear also Don't get ur knickers in a twist (phr): don't worry yourself Knick-knacking (v): ringing a doorbell and running away Knicks (n) sports shorts Knob (n): penis Knobs (n): breasts Knocked up (v): pregnant Knock someone up (v): call around to someone's house on business

-LLack (n): girlfriend/sex slave Ladhb (n): awkward looking lad. Lady Muck (n): a stuck-up woman Lamped him out of it, I (phr): I really hit the guy hard, knocked him out Langer (n): penis Langers (a): drunk Large Lad (n): mickey, willy, penis Lashing (v): raining hard Lashings (n): a lot i.e. lashings of food Laudy daw (n): snob Lay off! (exclam): leave me alone, stop it! Layin' a cable (phr) : taking a crap Legger, do a (phr): to abscond from the scene Legging (it) (v): moving at pace! Letting on (v): pretending Life of Reilly (phr): carefree, hedonistic Lift (n): elevator Like a blue-arsed fly (phr): running around, hectically busy Little green man (phr): a small bottle of Jameson's Loaf (v): to head butt someone Local, the (n): the nearest pub Locked (a): very drunk Lock in (n): when a pub locks people in after hours so the pub looks closed from the outside. Longers (n): long trousers Loopers (a): nuts - It was 'loopers'; that auld one is 'loopers'. She's 'looped out of it' Lose the head (n): to lose control and start a fight Low babies (a): junior infants' school Lurching (v): slow dancing up close Lush (n): a bit of a drinker

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-MMa (n): mother Maggot, Stop acting the ... (ph): stop messin' around Márla (n): plasticine Malarky (n): tomfoolery Mangled (a): drunk Manky (a): filthy dirty Mantelpiece (n): ornamental area around a fireplace Mary Jane (n): women's privates Mary Hick, Mary Banger (n): unfashionable female Massive (n): brilliant, deadly Master (n): the best, expression of approval. "It's the master" Me arse and Katty Barry! (phr): yeah sure! Mebbs (n): genitals Melted (a): very tired Mentaller (a): crazy guy Me ould segotia, me ould sweat, me ould flower (n): best friend Messages (n): shopping, groceries Messing (v): playing around Mickey (n): child's name for a penis Mickey Márbh (n): Irish language for Stillorgan, a suburb if Dublin (i.e. still organ, márbh means dead in Irish) Midden (n): a sloppy person Middling (a): so-so, neither good nor bad Millie up! (phr): a fight going to start Milling (v): fighting Mind yer house! (phr): warning that one is going to be tackled from behind (sport) Mind yourself (v): be careful Minerals (n): soft drinks in the US, cool drinks in South Africa Mingin' (a): dirty, manky Mink (n): traveller Missed by a gee hair (ph): just missed; can be used to describe a near accident or a missed shot in soccer etc. Mitch (v): bunk school, playing truant Molly (n): effeminate Molly coddle (v): over protect Mortaller (n): mortal sin Mortified (a): embarassed, usually said by your ma Mot (n): girlfriend Motherless (a): drunk Mouldy (n): lousy/rotten Mountainy (a): as in "She's a bit mountainy"; term of abuse for women from the country denoting big and rough like a mountain. Muck (n): soil Mucker (n): either a culchie or sometimes, a friend i.e. someone you muck around with. Muck Savage (n): mountain man culchie Muck-truck (n): culchie school bus Mudguard (n): part of a bicycle that protects the rider from wheel splashes Mulchie or Munchie (n): Somebody who lives in the country Muppet (n): fool, idiot Murder (n): tough going/difficult Muzzy (n): a little brat

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-NNarky (a): cranky Nat-king (n): dole; comes from nat king Cole (rhyming slang) Nawful (n): terrible Ned (n): excrement sim. to dump Nicker (n): money; 50 nicker=50 quid/pounds Nickser, Nixer (n): a job done on the quiet so that no tax has to be paid on the wages. Nifty (n): very useful Nifty 50 (n): a Honda 50cc motorcycle 99, a (n): ice cream cone with a chocolate flake Ninty to the dozen, going (v): going very fast Nip (n): nude, as in 'I saw her in the nip' Nits (n): head lice Noggin (n): head Norrier, the (n): The North Circular Road - [dublin] Not the full shillin' (phr): deficient in the IQ department Numbs (n): drunk, e.g. I was in the numbs last night Nunny bunny (n): five pounds in money Nuts (a): mad

-OOdds (n): loose change Off licence (n): liquor store, place to buy take away booze Off the drink (phr): means you're not drinking for a while. Typically lasts as long as the hangover! Off me face (phr): really high on drugs or alcohol Off your nut (v): crazy - 'That fella's off his nut' Oinseach (n): an eejit; from old Irish meaning scabby old woman Oirish(n): typically, clichéd Irish(ness) Old Lady (n): mother Old Man (n): father Omadhaun (n): bit of a fool On the never never (n): On Hire purchase On the ockie (phr): on the hop, playing truant from school, work On the pig's back (phr): in a celebratory mood On the piss (phr): pub crawl, out drinking One and One (n): fish and chips i.e. One and One Cod Ossified (v): drunk Oxters (n): armpits

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-PPackage of crips (n): a packet of potato crisps Pain in the hole (n): Pain in the ass Paralytic (a): very drunk Patio people (n): new term for smokers who have been forced outdoors in all kinds of weather and usually congregate on patios near the obligatory patio heater Pave (v): to rob something Pavey/ Pikey (n): gypsy (they were specifically travelling sellers of fabric) Pedal and crank (n): wank Peeler (n): policeman Pelt (n): skin Pelting (v): throwing objects or pelting with rain Perishing (a): ...are very cold Petrified (a): drunk Pictures (n): movies Pint of plain (n): a pint of Guinness Piped telly (n): cable television Piss (v): urinate Piss in the Beds (n): dandelions Pissed off (a): angry Pisser (n): going out for a night of big drinking. Pisshead (n): someone who's always drunk Piss up (n): getting drunk. Let's all go on a big piss up Plankin' it (phr): very nervous Plastered (a): drunk Plastic Paddy (n): someone of Irish descent who has all the accoutrements of Irishness - ends up being a cliché Plonker (n): idiot Pogue (n): kiss Póg mo thóin (phr): kiss my arse Polluted (a): drunk Poof (n): homosexual Poppies (n): potatoes Porter, a rake of (n): a lot of stout Posser (n): when you get a wet foot from walking in a puddle of water Poteen (n): illegal spirits Powerful (a): great, excellent, grand Praities (n): potatoes Pram (n): go-car, baby's pushchair Press (n): cupboard Pruning (v): when you get your testicles grabbed and squeezed hard usually by a few guys holding you down or sometimes suddenly by one bully! Provo (n): a member or supporter of the (Provisional) IRA Puck (n): punch Puke (n): get sick, vomit Pull (v): Vague verb popular in Belfast that means, generally, to have some manner of success with a woman. "I pulled last night" or 'do you think he'll pull?' can refer to anything from a snog to the beast with two backs. Pulling me plum (v): doing absolutely nothing Pullin' me wire (v): having a wank Pull your socks up (phr): get to work/get busy

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Put a gap in the bush (phr): close the door Put a Santa hat on it and call it Randal (phr): messed up / crazy / beyond understanding; applies to situations, objects or people. (common in Ballymena, Ulster) Put the heart crossways in someone (phr): you'll give me a heart attack i.e. "Jasus, don't do that. You'll put the heart crossways in me" Putting it on the long finger (phr): putting it off, procrastinating Puss (n): face, usually sulky

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-QQuare (n): contrary to popular belief this does not mean queer or strange but great! - it's irish irony Quare hawk (n): odd fella Quern (a): used only in wexford it means "very" i.e. "I'm quern tired." Queue up (v): to queue Qweer bit of skirt / talent (n): a really attractive woman / man. Quid (n): pound(s); 50 quid=50 pounds

-RRabbit on (v): talk a lot Rag order (n): disorganised Rake (n): a great amount of anything Rapid (a): amazing Rashers (n): pieces of bacon; female genetalia Rat (n): squealer; some one who tells on you. Re-calibration (n): any amount of time spent with the AA - (Alcoholic's Anonymous) Reddener (n): blush Red neck (n): anyone who isn't from Dublin [ came from the parents hitting their children on the back of the neck, saying 'Get up to Dublin and get a job' ] Redser (n): somebody with red or ginger hair Reef (v): beat (a person) up Ride: (n) an attractive person (v) to have sex Ri-Ra (n): fun and excitement Riverdance (n): The act of commiting suicide in the Shannon. "so and so did The Riverdance" Rock 'n' roll (n): having sex, 'did you get your rock'n'roll' (get yer hole) Ronnie (n): moustache - after movie star, Ronald Coleman Root (v): search Rosie Lee (n): tea Rossie (n): brat Row (rhymes with cow) (n): fight Rub-a-dub-dub (n): the pub Rubber (n): pencil eraser Rubber as in "I was rubber last night" (phr): my legs were made of rubber I had so much to drink Rubber Dollies (n): running shoes Rubber Johnny (n): condom Ructions (n): Loud arguing or commotion - 'There were great ructions at our house last night' Runners (n): trainers, everyday sports shoes the Runs (a): another term for the scutters Rushers/wellies (n): wellington boots

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-SSally (n): head; comes from Sallynoggin (Dublin suburb) you take out the noggin part which is head. Sambos (n): sandwiches Sap (n): wimp Savage (a): very severe or excellent Scab (n&v): one who scabs (constantly borrows or tries to get freebies); scabby, stingy Scab (n): ugly woman/man Scaldy (n): scabby, stingy Scallion (n): spring onion Scalped (v): to get a short haircut Scanger (n): stupid female Scarlet (a): blushing Scatter (v): run away from something Scon (n): amorous encounter (Kilkenny Origin) Score (n): twenty; Four score=80; lend us a score=20 pounds Score (v): as in to succeed in getting a one night stand Scram! : go away! Scran (n): food Scrap (n): fight the Scratch (a): dole, social security Scratcher (n): bed Scrawbed (n): scratched by fingernails - usually in a fight Screwed (v): fecked, in trouble Scrubber (n): female of low morals Scuttered (n): drunk Scundered/scunderated (v): embarrassed Scutters/Squitters (n): diarrhoea Scutting (v): catching a ride by hanging from the back of a moving truck and then jumping off Session (n): Drinking all day long, typically starting before noon Shades (n): police Shag, to (v): have sex Shagged (a): tired Shaggin' (a): general adjective used like Feckin' Sham (n): used by a man from a rural area when addressing one from the city e.g. How's it goin', sham? Shaper (n): young guy who takes up a lot of space when he struts around. Shattered (a): exhausted Shenanagans (n): carry-on/horse-play Shift (n): kiss Shiner (n): black eye Shite hawk (n): general term of abuse Shitter (n): toilet Shittin' bricks (phr): very nervous Shlossed (a): very drunk Shook (a): looks very unwell e.g. "he looked shook" Shore (n): outside ( your kitchen door) drain ! Shorts (n): liquor drinks (spirits) - shots or mixed drinks Shower of savages (n): a crowd, out to have a raucous time but being a bit of a nuisance! Shrapnel (n): loose change Silko (n): similar to gouger except less offensive

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Single (n): packet of chips (french fries) Six o' one, half a dozen o' the other (phr): exactly the same Skawly (a): horrible, not good Sketch (n): usually a girl who looks a state Skin (n): friend Skinny (n): lowdown, gossip e.g. gis the skinny on me ol' mate Skins (n): the papers used to roll a joint or a cigarette Skiver (n): someone who avoids work Sky diver (n): a fiver (5 pounds) Slag (n): same as scrubber Slagging (v): having someone on, making fun of them Sláinte = Cheers (literally Health!) Slapper (n): scrubber or a slut Slash (n&v): "to take a slash"= to piss, to urinate Sleeveen, Slinkeen (n): a sly type, pinch the eyes out of your head Slinjing (v): dragging your heels Slug (n): mouthful of a drink - gis a slug Snapper (n): child Snaps (n): photographs Snared rapid (v): caught doing something one shouldn't have been doing Sneachta (n): cocaine (snow) Snitch, Squealer, Squaler (n): informant Snobby Weather!! (phr): "are you choosing to ignore me?" (usually meant in humour) Snog, Shift (v): make out with or get off with (someone) Snot (n): nasal discharge Snot rag (n): handkerchief Snug (n): pub booth Soft as shite (n): soft in the head Soft auld day, it's a (phr): usually said by old people when referring to a typically Irish day, i.e. a soft rain falling Soother (n): pacifier, dummy Sore Finger (n): Salt and vinegar (in Chinese take-away accent) Sound (a): really good Spa (n): someone who hasn't got good co-ordination Specky Four-Eyes (a): anyone who wears glasses (kid's nickname) Speedy (n): police motorbike Sprog (n): kid Spud (n): typical nickname for someone with the surname Murphy Spuds (n): potatoes Squealer (n): baby; someone who tells on you Squid (n): same as quid Squizz (n): a look-see Stabber (n): the last 1/4 of a cigarette - "leave us a stabber" Stalk (n) penis Stay easy (v): relax Steamed, Steamboats (v): very drunk - "we're getting steamed (steamboats) tonight" Steever (n): a kick in the backside Stinky/Stinkies (n): shit Stop the lights! : jayzuz, really?! Stocious (a): drunk as a lord Strand (n): beach Strides (n): trousers Streal (n): looking down and out; Like a streal

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Stung (a): embarrassed after getting caught doing something ye shouldn't Suckin' diesel (v): having a good time Swimming trunks (n): mens' bathing suit Swiss (a): Arse (swiss roll - hole) as in 'Up your swiss'

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-TTackies (n): runners/trainers Taig (n): catholic Tan (n): an English person Tenner (n): 10 pound note That's Right (phr): to agree with someone Thick (n)/(a): idiot/stupid Thick as a ditch (phr): really stupid person Thick as a brick (phr): stupid Thick as a (short) plank (phr): stupid 3m (n): a young male who's only cares are his ma, his moth and his moustache Throwing Shapes (v): what a shaper does...see above. Thunder & Lightning (n): knock like thunder, run like lightning: knocking at a door and running away. Also Knick-knacking Tiddler: reference to small fish or child Tinker (n): gypsy/travelling person/insulting term for a low-class female Tip (n): Garbage dump/dirty, messy place - 'That pub is an awful tip' Toe-rag (n): a useless bollix Togs (n): swimming trunks Tonne/ton (n): one hundred; doing a ton = driving at 100 mph or to owe someone a ton=to owe 100 pounds Tool (n): idiot, penis Tosser(n): wanker Toucher (n): someone who is always looking for a handout Touched (a): a strange individual Touchin' cloth (phr) : dying for a crap Traipse (v): walk aimlessly Trap (n): mouth Trick-acting (v): horse-play, messing about, showing off Tripe (n): bullshit; [in an American context] menudo served on Saturdays at your local Mexican Restaurant in AZ. the Trots (n): a.k.a. the scutters Turf Accountant (n): a.k.a. bookie / betting shop for horse or greyhound racing Twisted (a): very drunk Twistin' hay (v): means you're starting trouble, usually in a playful way Two-bulb (n): squad car Tyre biter (n): related to Bowler [ugly females, i.e. dogs chasing cars]

-UUndy-grundy (n): wedgie Up 'a duff : pregnant Up the flue / In the family way (n): pregnant Up the pole : pregnant Up the yard! : be off with ya! Up to ninety : (as in so 'n' so is ...) near boiling point, ready to explode

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-VVexed (v): upset Vixen (n): cute woman

-WWafer (n): ice cream sandwiched between two flat wafers Wagon (n): ugly female Walrus (n): fifty pounds in money Wall-falling (a): knackered, exhausted Wanker (n): an uninteresting person, usually someone you can't stand Want in him, there's a (phr): he's a bit slow Warped (a): very drunk Warped, F%$ked up, Twisted (a): strange Weapon (n): it's great i.e. it's a weapon. i.e. Wear (v) & (n): a very deep heavy kiss, with full tongue action - stuck into somebody so much it's like you're wearing them. Common phrase, 'to wear the head off somebody' is to give them an extremely long and hard 'wear' Common in Dublin. In danger of being replaced by the English 'To Snog' Wee Folk (n): Leprechauns of course West Brit (n): excessively anglophile Wet the tea (v): make tea (comes from the practice of wetting the leaves in the bottom of the pot Whaya looking at? (phr): usually said by a gang member and sometimes a precusor to getting a clatter - there is no right answer! Whiff or Whack (n): a smell Whist (v): keep quiet Why don' cha? (phr): ironic comment meaning "you better not!" Wick (a): crap There'll be wigs on the green (phr): there'll be a big ruckus or fight; also, there'll be hell to pay Wire (n): mickey, penis Wise Up, Kop On (phr): use your head, wake up! Wojus (a): poor or bad; "That tea is wojus." Wrecked (a): tired

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-YY-Fronts (n): Men's briefs Yockers (n): Balls Yoke (n): a thing (pass me that yoke) or (ya feckin yoke) Yonks (n): a long time Youngfella (n): generic term for a youth (male) Youngwan (n): generic term for a youth (female) You couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo (phr): bad aim, woeful hurler/darts player/soccer player etc. Your head's a marley (phr): Belfast phrase for "You don't know what you're talking about" ( marley= marble) Your head's up your arse (phr): "You don't know what you're talking about" Your hole (a): having sex, as in ' did you get your hole last night?' Yoyo (n): euro

-ZZ (n): when you need to get some sleep you need to get some zeds. a final gaelic filler Zero (n): nialas

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apple tart : fart apples and pears : stairs arabs knees : keys arthur power : shower barney dillons : shillings, sheckels, moolah, money barry white : going for a shite eg. I'm going in to see barry white battle cruiser : boozer otherwise known as pub bill murray : curry bill skinner : dinner boat race : face bottle of water : daughter bread and honey : money bucket of dirt : shirt chicken's neck : check chicken's hash : cash cock and hen : ten current bun : son daisy roots : boots daniel day : luás, pronounced lewis - the new tram line davy crockett : pocket dick van dyke : bike dog and bone : phone far east : priest garden hose : nose gary glitter : your shitter or arse george raft : draught (breeze from an open window/door) gregory peck : neck gregory pecks : specs half scotch : watch hambone : phone horses and asses : glasses house of wax : jacks indian joes : toes jam jar : car jimmy joyce : voice johnny ray : head honcho/boss kitchen sink : chink mince pie : eye mi-wadi : body north & south : mouth oil riggers : niggers [ not my particular type of word but to be comprehensive, I should include it :( ] oliver twist : wrist one and other : ur brother ones and twos : shoes peggy dell : (the) smell raspberry tart : heart rosie-lee : tea scooby doo : clue scotch peg : leg skin and blister : sister struggle and strife : wife tennis racket : jacket thruppenny bits : tits

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