Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Hot chick

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

Raining heavy

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

Leave a location in a swift and expeditious manner on foot.

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

A way of saying someone is half cut or quite drunk due to a large consumption of alcohol.

Hi lawd you look ruff the day, where you two sheets to the wind last night?

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

You look rather silly.

Details: 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.