Irish Slang Phrases

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When a passenger in a car and in a hurry to get somewhere ask the driver to "Drive it like you stole it!"
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To be very afraid
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To be caught by the Gardai engaging in an illegal act....or to kiss or be sexually intimate with a member of the opposite sex
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Term often used to describe "boy racer" type, esp in a sarcastic tone
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Many of the Irish finish their sentences with the words "so it is" - this emphesises what they just said.

 

e.g. “That’s a nice car you’ve got there, so it is!”

An insult toward a woman who is known to sleep around
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Run or move quite fast
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Summer has arrived, the period when ice creams-99s can be purchased
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Spoof, exaggerated story - e.g. "That's a bit of a horse's hoof I think"
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