Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Ugly

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

When someone is extremely drunk and the amount of alcohol they have taken can be compared to the amount of stolen goods in the bra of a female of the traveliing community.

Jez boys im in back nick the day, I was as full as a gypseys bra last night.

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

To ride

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

Cut of dat 1

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

He or she is a right scallywag, meaning getting up to mischieve

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

To be extremely drunk

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

Blush (see Scarlet) - e.g. "She took a reddener when she saw him"

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

To express delight that something went awfully wrong for someone (they might have had it coming to them or deserved it in someway, or you might dislike them). For example if an insult they used backfired.