Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Something or someone remarkable, or a remarkable situation. Often preceded by "holy" or "woeful" as an intensive. "A terror for" means "very fond of".

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

A word used to desribe a broken object

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

Stupid

e.g. "that fella there is as thick as 2 short planks!"

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

A name given to a referendum to be held at the end of May in Ireland by the Yes campaigners.

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

Pissed,Drunk

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

pronounced "roort" south Derry term used to describe a "rare" or "rare-boy" e.g. "did you watch the apprentice? Yer man from Belfast is a pure reurt hi, so he is"