Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

A typical manly greeting in Ballinascreen. Typically used when on the phone, when two cars have pulled up beside each other across the road from Maxol or when two farmers are participating in the sheep sales.

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

Fianna gael supporter - a blueshirt - gorm geansaí - the g's sound like g in gate

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

Up the bum sex

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

Aged 16 from the back; 90 from the front.

"Jaysus, I was behind this bit on the street; she was a 1690 by fuck...!"

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

Someone doing something that they shouldn't be doing e.g. a ref giving a bad decision at a game, a child playing with a box of matches, a garda pulling up someone for pissing in a dark alley etc.