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

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Old-fashioned term for dating, could mean anything from holding hands to a sweaty shag in a haystack. Generally used by people who still call a radio a wireless.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Quare Ones

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Muise; Indeed (b) Muise! Muise!; Well, Well! Muisiam; Upset. Muisiamach; 1. Upset; perturbed; irritated. 2. Feeling sick. 3. Heavy / drowsy / dull. (There is a "fada" over the "u" in each of the above.

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Classic Galwegian insult

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Knickers, panties - E.G. "Her drawers were the size of Cork"

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Annoy

 "See that sister o' yours; she roars my fuckin' head!"

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

Do you know?

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

To tell an animal to be quiet eg. a cow when handling them

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

If someone has 'failed a sight', their health or appearance has declined.