Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Extremely hungry

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

Pissed,Drunk

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

Too finger hard

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

Have sexual intercourse.

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

Used when a man is talking about getting ready to go out.

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

A fight or brawl....

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

In Belfast, if you enter a fast food takeaway and ask for a fish supper, the server may well ask "what's ur cawn" in a broad Belfast accent. To which you might reply "fanta". Over the years it has become commonplace to use this phrase as a greeting. So, instead of "what about ye?", you may say "what's ur cawn?".

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

How are you doin?

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

A tight or miserly person who wouldn't want to part with there money.. can also refer to a quite and reserved person or in other slang terms, a 'dry' person