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

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Referring to something that happened a long long time ago.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

A term for an effeminate and attractive homosexual. Typically young man, new to the gay scene, hairless, brainless a bit of a himbo

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Unkept, ugly, rough

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

To read the riot act to someone.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Inside, in

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Black your arse and go man

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

To get with a girl (shift or the ride).

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

This is a very, very common thing amongst Irish people when describing a person, place or thing. Because sometimes we can't articulate how large or small an object is, or the skin tone of an individual or even the heat of a local curry dish - we use this a lot! We basically just say the word twice and the person who gets the info knows exactly what we mean by tone alone.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Your physical state