Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Caught drink driving - stems from the act of blowing into the bag in a breath test

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

Someone that lives in the thick of the countryside

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

Ugly smile/face/teeth

"she's a grin on 'er like a dead hare!"

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

A person with bucked or missing teeth.

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

Its not true.

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

Having a very poor tolerance level. The word threshold is the part of the door frame that you step over. In times gone by it was the peice of wood that went accross the doorway to stop the straw or hay (thresh) from spilling out of the house, long before carpets were used. Hence the word 'threshold'