Irish Slang

Pronounced "like"

Generally used needlessly in a sentence, generally at the end.

Example

"That was great crack like"

"Did you honestly do that like?"

another way of saying "i don't care about money"

going to bed

To take a long time.

"the dinner is taking ages"

Ornamental area around a fireplace

Fornenced = in front of (it's fornenced ye) = it's in front of you!

Added the last straw, completely banjaxed something - e.g. "He put the kibosh on it"

expression. "I say" e.g. "Jeez boy, thon's some size of a house"

15 minutes beforehand. e.g. "I'm running late, I'll probably not see yez before a quarter til"

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