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

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Your backside
eg. state of you fallin on yer hoop!

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Invocation of the Christ's name in an incredulous and unbelieving manner

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

 a way of describing someone in a good way "he/shes sound"

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Looking like you have plenty of money when really don't.

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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

Come over to me, I'm going to give you some hiding (Also calling someone a knacker). Ennis in particular.

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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: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Something you say if someones talking absolute sh*te or if they wont let something go.

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

A fine looking girl with a sexy body