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

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

A bag of chips (thick cut potato fries) that contains and arbitrary number of chips more than a regular bag of chips. The amount of extra chips is at the discretion and generally based on the mood of the person serving as there is no standard measure for a large chip.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Not have a clue

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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: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

TO BE VERY, VERY DRUNK

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Black your arse and go man

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Cabbaged as gaelige-the result of overindulgence in dubious substances

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Went quickly or went unencumbered. May have to do without the old idea of having an account or owing money... having a slate, and maybe this the idea of being free from debt...

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

An enquiry as to whether one has any interesting news.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Self-explanatory. Used to describe long feens when they're gettin' bad, if I remember correctly.