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

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Delirious, daft, mad, silly.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Fierce Hoor.

Sneaky, especially in business transactions.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Inserted in sentences with no actual meaning

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Limerick term for Tipperary. Based on the traditional Tipperary practice of bringing the hang sangwiches with them along with a flask of cabbage water or tae to the GAA matches for fear of having to actually pay for something. In reality this practice is shared by certain residents of all counties.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A spin on hey presto - a tit slip

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Wonderful; first-rate; very good, brilliant

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

almost, approximately: e.g. "that cost me the guts of 3 grand"

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Awful, terrible, very bad. Often just left as 'cat'. Sounds like 'melojen'.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Cleaning the dishes