Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

To mess with someone, to play a trick on them, usually asked to someone

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

Somethin you find hard to believe

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

Big mouth.

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

scratch card- the new dole card with photo on

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

Usually said after saying something smart or intelligent. A longer version of the sentence is 'Up here for thinking, down there for dancing, out there for shaking and down here for making' Usually one would point to their head then feet for the shortened sentence. If lengthened one should then shake their hands and then point to their mid section while saying the last two things.