Irish Slang - General Slang Slang Terms, Expressions, & Irish Spoken Language - Irish Phrases

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Destroyed

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Having a very poor tolerance level. The word threshold is the part of the door frame that you step over. In times gone by it was the peice of wood that went accross the doorway to stop the straw or hay (thresh) from spilling out of the house, long before carpets were used. Hence the word 'threshold'

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Sponging, almost begging - e.g. "He's mooching again for money"

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Staying away from home, usually a child - e.g. "He's been on gur since Saturday"

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Bad, needing attention - e.g. "The place is in a desperate state"

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Annoy

 "See that sister o' yours; she roars my fuckin' head!"

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annoyed, pissed-off,embarrassed. Pronounced skunnered when outside of Belfast

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yet another term meaning eejit but describing a person of not much use. e.g. "that useless sooskin couldn't pour shit from a shoe if the instructions were on the heel"

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meaning nightmare or disaster

eg. last night was blizzard.

can also mean drunk