Irish Slang - Irish Greetings & Phrases - Irish Phrases

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Slang: Greetings

hello

 e.g. "ha boy, whats the craic?"

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Slang: Greetings

local version of English slang term "git" also popular in North East of England

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Slang: Greetings

Hello

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Slang: Greetings

Saying hello to someone in Newry

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Slang: Greetings

means hows it goin. . belfast

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Slang: Greetings

A way of a sales assistant asking if you are being served

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Slang: Greetings

Everything is going well. Reply to "What's the craic".

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Slang: Greetings

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?".

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Slang: Greetings

Hello