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Irish Slang Phrases

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Parent Category: Leinster
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Boisterous type or fool.

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Parent Category: Ulster
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Working in isolation.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases
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In Belfast, if you enter a fast food takeaway and ask for a fish supper, the server may well ask "what's ur cawn" in a broad Belfast accent.  To which you might reply "fanta".  Over the years it has become commonplace to use this phrase as a greeting. So, instead of "what about ye?", you may say "what's ur cawn?".

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Parent Category: Connaught
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Added to nouns to form a diminutive to denote something short, small or little.

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Parent Category: Leinster
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Usually reffers to people, either from good or bad families- sometimes sarcasem

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Parent Category: Munster
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A selfish or self obsessed individual who's only looking out for himself/herself. Comes from Mé fein (irish for myself)

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases
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meaning - "baby"

 

e.g. - "hows the babby?" 

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I wouldn't be arsed going out ( i wouldn't be bothered)

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Parent Category: Leinster
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Used to describe someones nose

Swearing, Insulting & Rude

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