Irish Slang Phrases

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To 'beat up' someone.
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Chief Brody the police chief in Jaws movie.
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To be alive or make a stand against something
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Derry term.

(noun) a tight-fisted person
eg. what a stoke! she wouldn't spend christmas

(verb) to steal
eg. someone stoked my bike

(adjective) cheap, tacky, worn out (similar to "gypy")
eg. that tracksuit's a bit stokey lookin

 

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In the middle of nowhere
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What's-his-name/What's-her-name
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Way of saying someone put on weight/ saying something swelled up

 

"ever since she went off the fags she's blew up like a barrel!"

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To get in trouble
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because of an annoying person, usually a family member, one is ready for the local psychiatric unit
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