Irish Slang

County

Details: Parent Category: Connaught; Created: 19 August 2019

Don't mention something unless someone else brings it up first.

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

To get a bad fright

Details: Parent Category: Ulster; Created: 19 August 2019

To be embarassed by someone or something

Details: Parent Category: Connaught; Created: 19 August 2019

A good looking girl

Details: Parent Category: Ulster; Created: 19 August 2019

Terrible

Details: Parent Category: Munster; Created: 19 August 2019

Describes a person who over-uses his/her mouth

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

To express great dismay at someones cockyness.

Details: Parent Category: Munster; Created: 19 August 2019

Usually said after saying something smart or intelligent. A longer version of the sentence is 'Up here for thinking, down there for dancing, out there for shaking and down here for making' Usually one would point to their head then feet for the shortened sentence. If lengthened one should then shake their hands and then point to their mid section while saying the last two things.