Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Stupid

e.g. "that fella there is as thick as 2 short planks!"

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

Meaning is there something wrong with your hearing, thus explaining the high level of volume at which you are speaking or listening to something

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

"Chucker Her Out"

Meaning - throw him or her out, usually used in a pub/bar

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

To say that Theres fec all happening

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

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?".