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

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

When the rich man wins the lotto

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Why did you do that!

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A fool.

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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.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Hurry Up

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Used as an exclamation at something happening. Eg. at a hurling match when a person scores a goal in a humurous way a person can joke. "Did ya see that, Up she flew and the cock flattened her!"

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A term used to describe an older person that dressed in younger clothes to make them look young

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

A chimney

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

To describe a hangover.