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

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A term to define someone who is really chancin their arm

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Mighty, great. an expression of happiness or pleasure. NE galway, Ahascragh

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

A term used to denote an unusual male character- Nothing to do with homosexuality

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A boring person

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

This is a very, very common thing amongst Irish people when describing a person, place or thing. Because sometimes we can't articulate how large or small an object is, or the skin tone of an individual or even the heat of a local curry dish - we use this a lot! We basically just say the word twice and the person who gets the info knows exactly what we mean by tone alone.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

A black friend - stems from 'fear gorm' - term of endearment

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

An old expression used by my grandmother and mother when an actor / actress in a film was about to die.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Having pulled a girl and not had sex with her.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Fun, great craic Pronounced spree