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Irish Slang - Funny Irish Phrases, Expressions, & Irish Spoken Language

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To whinge about something

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A South Kilkenny term used by men when talking to men. Usually used to emphasise a point, and is pronounced 'usser'.

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Someone doing something that they shouldn't be doing e.g. a ref giving a bad decision at a game, a child playing with a box of matches, a garda pulling up someone for pissing in a dark alley etc.

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A typically Northern Irish expression also spoken as "face as long as a Lurgan spade" meaning to look miserable or long faced. One theory about the origin of this expression is that a “Lurgan spade” was an under-paid workman digging what is now the Lurgan Park lake. Another theory is that it is a translation from the Irish language lorga spád meaning the shaft/shin of a spade. Upon observation you would say...

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Clonegal version of saying hello or well.

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Parent Category: Ulster
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Biscuits

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A collective term for the penis and testicles.

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Parent Category: Ulster
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A big country man or female who can eat and drink all round them

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What Waterford people do on Twitter

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