Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

Details: Parent Category: Ulster; Created: 19 August 2019

Promoting Jewellery For Money

Details: Parent Category: Connaught; Created: 19 August 2019

Someone who is very generous, particularly with money, is said to be flaithiúlach

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

This is the term around these parts on west tyrone for a girl and a boy.

Details: Parent Category: Connaught; Created: 19 August 2019

Ones Girlfriend

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

Very Ugly

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

a bit mad

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

Said when someone sees someone else with something and wants it for themselves

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

In Belfast, if you enter a fast food takeaway and ask for a fish supper, the server may well ask "what's ur cawn" in a broad Belfast accent. To which you might reply "fanta". Over the years it has become commonplace to use this phrase as a greeting. So, instead of "what about ye?", you may say "what's ur cawn?".