Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Used when a person does something the wrong way around

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

Some beaut

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

Idiot,

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

Used as a term as in are you ok??

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

Meaning im not lying

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

To express surprise or disbelief. Said by Navan people randomly for no apparent reason.

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

Hello, my female companion...

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

Anything going on? did anything happen?

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.