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

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases
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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?".

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Parent Category: Leinster
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Someone who'll get what's comin to him.

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Parent Category: Connaught
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Originally described a ship that was heavily overloaded, but now describes a bowel that is similarly encumbered.

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Parent Category: Connaught
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Someone who's a player

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Parent Category: Ulster
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Hurry Up

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Parent Category: Connaught
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A way to describe someone who thinks they are hard, but are just wannabes. Usually found wearing tracksuits tucked into socks and caps sitting on the back of their heads.

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Parent Category: Ulster
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Urination

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Intoxicated to the point of falling down

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Parent Category: Ulster
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A way to express excitement much like wooo hooo

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