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

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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

A foolish or inconsequential fellow: lit. a small penis

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

One who is described as a "bit simple" or "not all there upstairs"

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

 less sane than normal (but what is normal)

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

The toilet.

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Polite way to describe a very unattractive woman

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Talkin sh*te

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Fun, enjoyment - e.g. "We had a bit of gas that day"

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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'