Waterford Slang Terms, Expressions, & Irish Spoken Language - Irish Phrases
She was fair ugly
A kitchen utensil used to chastise Irish children with pre 1990s. Not quite as bad what the catholic church did to children, but an extension of the acceptable level of abuse inflicted on children in those days.
Tribal chant ululated by school going individuals while their fellow pupils dig the head off one another.
A phrase used to turn a simple comment into a sexual joke.
Good enough to eat
A statement indicating that one does not want to copulate with another individual.
This is a very, very common thing amongst Irish people when describing a person, place or thing. Because sometimes we can't articulate how large or small an object is, or the skin tone of an individual or even the heat of a local curry dish - we use this a lot! We basically just say the word twice and the person who gets the info knows exactly what we mean by tone alone.
She ugly kid
An enquiry into someone's well being. Akin to 'How are you Today?'
Would often be used in conversation to indicate a sharp drop in air temp.