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

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

To dislike something immensely.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Go away

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

A sycophant. A person who constantly tries to ingratiate themselves to another person by perfuse compliments and 'sucking up'

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

I'm almost finished with Robert Ludlum's novel THE ICARUS AGENDA, which has two slang phrases in it that have me scratching my head (a lot). "A two toilet Irish detective" is supposed to be American Boston-Irish slang, and I guess isn't too hard to figure out. I still wanna know!

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Glasses ,spectacles

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Expression of greeting... followed by girl or biy normally

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Descriptive term for an ugly person.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Back talk

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

The Foundary was a factory in Waterford where everyone's grandfather used to work. It was located down by the kay river. They used to pronounce it in this way due to the peculiar gutteral r sound of the old Waterford accent.