Friday, September 14, 2007

Irish slang

Acting the maggot: Playing around
Ages: Long time
Any use?: Any good?
Arseways: Complete mess
Babby: little child
Bad dose: Bad illness
Bags: Bad, messy job (hames)
Banjaxed: Broken, useless, tired
Bird: girl or girlfriend
Black stuff: Guinness
Bloody: Used mostly for strengthening an adjective
Bollocks: Stupid, Somebody one doesn't like
Bolloxed: Very drunk
Brutal: Terrible
Chinwag: a chat
Class: Great
Cop on! Don't be so stupid!
Cod: to joke
Culchie: A city dweller's name for a country person
Cute hoor: Untrustworthy, Sly person
Deadly: Cool/great
Diabolical: Terrible
Divil: Devil
Dry shite: Boring person
Eat the head off: Attack verbally
Fair play!: Well done!
Fine thing: Attractive/Good looking person
Gaff: House
Gas: Funny
Get off with: To make out
Gone in the head: Mad, crazy
Gobshite: Idiot
Goozer: Kiss
Knackered: Very tired
Manky: Very dirty
Murder: Difficult
Nip: Nude
Pissed off: Angry, Annoyed
Queer hawk: Peculiar person
Savage: Really good
Scab: A person who constantly borrows, tight with money
Shenanagans: Different things going on
Snog, Shift: To make out, kiss
Sound: Really nice
Stop the lights!: Really?!
Tackle: To make out
Thick: Stupid
Wear: To kiss hard

1 comments:

Arlen said...

Glad you're expanding your vocabulary!
did you know that the term 'Snog' comes from the Gaelic word 'Snog' (pronounced Snok) meaning 'Nice.'?
Amazing the things you learn, eh?

I really am glad you're having such a good time in Ireland.
You're a good guy and this will give you such wonderful memories.