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

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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?".

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Direct translation of the Irish 'céard atá ort?' meaning 'what's wrong with you?'

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Asdfad

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Drunk

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Good evening to you young Francis

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Windy

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Tatters - e.g. "The dog left the shirt in flitters"

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Said as insult to get a lad to start a fight with ya

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

When u need 2 go for a sh*te i.e poo,and the tip of the sh*te is pokin out,like a prairy dog coming out of its hole