Irish Slang: Top 80 most used expressions

05.12.2014 Слава Ирландская жизнь

Arriving in Ireland, you may be forgiven for thinking you have been hoodwinked, cajoled, led up the garden path or just plain misinformed as to the language widely spoken here. Since before time us Irish have managed to invent our very own Slang words and phrases to unleash on all unfamiliar with the lingo! Here, I have highlighted the most commonly heard words, their meanings and provided examples of how they are used in everyday speech. Have fun, you will be talking like a seasoned pro in no time!

Credit to suziehq for the list

SLANG WORD	MEANING	EXAMPLE
Acting the Maggot	Fooling and messing around	Stop acting the maggot
Bad dose	Severe illness	You got a bad dose of it, didn’t you
Bags (To make a bags of something)	Make a mess of doing something	He made a right bags of that
Bang on	Right, Accurate, Correct	You are bang on
Banjaxed	Broken	The chair is banjaxed
Black Stuff	Guinness	A pint of the black stuff please
Boyo	Male, Juvenile	Come on you boyo!
Brutal	Awful, Dreadful	It was a brutal tackle
Bucketing down	Raining hard	It is bucketing down
Bunk Off	Skip (school, work)	I know you bunked off today
Chancer	Someone who takes a risk	He is a real chancer
Chiseler	Young child (Dublin slang)	He was a chiseler at the time
Ciotóg	Left-Handed	I am a Ciotog and proud
Cod/Codding ya	To pull someone’s leg	I am only codding ya!
Craic	Fun, Gossip, Going on’s	What’s / Where’s the craic?
Crack on	Continue on, Get going	I must crack on, lots to do
Culchie	Person from rural / agricultural area	She is a culchie originally
Cute hoor	Person who quietly engineers things to their own advantage	He is a real cute hoor
Delira and Excira	Delighted and Excited (Dublin slang)	Are you delira and excira about it?
Deadly	Brilliant, Fantastic, Great	That was a deadly film
Donkey’s years	For a very very long time	They have lived there donkey’s years
Dosser	Someone not working or is messing about, up to no good	They are a couple of dosser’s
Eat the head off	To give out to someone	Don’t eat the head off me
Eejit	Complete fool, doing something silly	You are such an eejit
Earwiging	Listening in on a private conversation	You were earwiging again, Yes?
Effin’ and Blindin’	Swearing and Cursing	He was effin’ and blindin’ non stop
Eff off	Polite swear word (for the F word)	Ah just eff off will ya
Fair play!	Well done!	Fair play mate!
Feck Off	Go away (polite version), used to show surprise or shock	Feck off . . . . don’t be bothering me
Fella	Used for your guy, as in ‘Me Fella’ partner/husband/boyfriend	Is your fella going to be there?
Fierce	Very Good, Great, Excellent	It was a fierce performance
Fine thing	Good looking man or woman	That guy is a fine thing
Floozie	Woman of dubious moral attributes	The place is full of floozie’s
Fluthered	Very Drunk	I was absolutely fluthered last night
Gaff	Home, to have a ‘ free gaff ‘ means you are home alone	I will pop over to your gaff later
Gammy	Crooked, or odd looking	He had a gammy leg
Gander	Quick glance	Take a quick gander in here first
Gas	Funny or Amusing	He is a gas man
Gawk	To stare rudely	Stop gawking
Get Outta That Garden	Fun phrase used in a conversation to get a laugh, reaction	wud ya get outta that garden!!!
Grand	Alot of Uses, most popular are: reply to How are you, How are you feeling, Being told of a decision	We will meet you there – ” Grand “; Dinner will be 10 minutes – ” Grand “
Hames/Haymes	Complete mess	I made a complete haymes of that work
Holy Joe	Self Righteous person	She is a bit of a holy joe actually
Holy show	disgraceful scene	She made a holy show of herself
How’s she cuttin’?	Hi,How are you, What’s news?	How’s she cuttin’?
Howya	Hi, Hello	Howya doin’?
Jackeen	A rural person’s name for a Dubliner	You are a jackeen . . . .my sympathies!
Jacks	Toilet	I’m off to the jacks
Jo Maxi	Taxi, Cab	We can get a jo maxi in later
Kip	A dump of a place and also a sleep	I had a quick kip before dinner; It was a real kip of a hotel
Knackered	Exhausted, Tired	I was completely knackered
Langers	Drunk	She was totaly langers last Friday
Lash	3 meanings – To rain hard, To make an attempt at something or To go out drinking	It was lashing out of the heavens, Give it a lash or Let’s go on the lash Saturday
Leg it	Run away quickly	Come on, we need to leg it now!
Locked	Very drunk	He was totally locked at closing time
Manky	Dirty, Flithy, Disgusting	My hair feels manky, it needs a wash
Moran	Fool	He looks a right moran
Mortified	Highly Embarrassed	I was mortified when i realised my mistake
Mot	Girlfriend (Dublin slang)	Where’s your mot tonight?
Murder	Very Difficult or to really want to do something	Finding a taxi was murder, I could murder a Guinness
Nixer	Job done for cash to avoid tax	He can do it as a nixer for you
Not the full shilling	Not fully sane	I don’t think he is the full shilling
On the tear	Going drinking	We were on the tear last night
Ossified	Drunk	W got ossified
Oul Fella	Your Father, Dad (Dublin slang)	My oul fella is out at the moment
Oul Dear / Oul Wan	Your Mother, Mom	My oul dear is out shopping
Pictures	Movies, Film	We went to the pictures a week ago
Puss (To have a puss on you)	Sulky face	Take that puss off your face
Rugger Bugger	Someone posh, loud and loves Rugby	He is a rugger bugger for sure
Savage	Great, Brilliant	It was a savage contest till the end
Scarlet	Very embarrassed	I was scarlet
Shattered	Exhausted	After driving, I was shattered
Slag	nb: Use a verb to mean make fun of someone in a nice way oe else it has the same meaning as elsewhere ie – common prostitute	He was only slagging you, don’t worry
Sorry	Means Sorry and also Excuse me, Pardon me	Sorry, can I get in there please
Story? (What’s the)	Hi, What’s happening	What’s the story Rory?
Suckin’ diesel (Now you’re)	Now your talking, Now your doing well	Now you are suckin diesel my friend!
The Pale	Anywhere in the region of Dublin	I am living just outside The Pale
Thick	Extremely stupid	He is as thick as a plank
Throw shapes	Show off, sometimes agressively	They were all throwing shapes in the pub
Trinners	Trinity College Dublin	Did you go to Trinners to do your degree?

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