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

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

A person with buck teeth

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Blushing, often in sympathy with a friend's reddener - e.g. "I'm scarlet for you"

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Created: 19 August 2019

An Irishman was flustered not being able to find a parking space in a large parking lot.

"Lord,"he prayed,"I can't stand this.If you open a space up for me,I swear I'll give up drinking me whiskey, and I promise to go to church every Sunday."

Suddenly, the clouds parted and the sun shone on an empty parking spot. Without hesitation, the man said,"Never mind,I found one."

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Let's go.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

 

When you try to show off and it backfires this is used by your comrades as a form of 'in your face' retort

Specific English translation is 'Tough luck old chap'

See also 'Up your Dick' &'That'll tighten ye'

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A bottle of very strong cider

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

A girl with a very sexy body but an unattractive face... This phrase is generally uttered by men who examine the posterior of a lady as they drive by, On the approach they say "Oooohhh" and if her face does not match the beauty of her posterior as they pass they will say "Naaaaaa", hence Una.

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

A person who drinks to excess.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

My word!