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?"

An way of expressing a dislike for anything you see, for example a badly modified car or an ugly girl.

A bra

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

a polite way of descriping someone who has cursing and swearing.

"he was down there yesterday Effin' and blindin'"

Hello / How Are You?

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

To take a long time.

"the dinner is taking ages"

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

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