Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

A person thats being sneaky.

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

Expressing the need for a second helping

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

Derogatory Dublin term used by scumbags to denote any man with longish hair

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

turnips

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

Describes a person that is fond of the drink

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

A person how is a retard or reali stupied

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

Diarrhoea

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

A bad thing

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

Having a very poor tolerance level. The word threshold is the part of the door frame that you step over. In times gone by it was the peice of wood that went accross the doorway to stop the straw or hay (thresh) from spilling out of the house, long before carpets were used. Hence the word 'threshold'