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

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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.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Penis.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

The Foundary was a factory in Waterford where everyone's grandfather used to work. It was located down by the kay river. They used to pronounce it in this way due to the peculiar gutteral r sound of the old Waterford accent.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

not wise

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

noun: a hoke, a rummage, a footer. verb: to hoke e.g. to hoke around the back o' the sofa for the remote

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

1. an annoying young person.e.g. " I cant sell ye fags Davy, not if you're just goin to give them to them wee skitters standin outside the off-lisence"

2. a semi solid piece of faecal excretia e.g. "I shouldn't have horsed thon curry into me last night. I've gone and caught a dose o' the skitters"

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

A person who is extremely frugal

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

You would like to have sex with someone

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

So am are = So I am