General Flashcards

Question

Ride

Answer 1

Ride refers to an attractive person, often used to describe someone very good-looking. For example, "She's an absolute ride."

Answer 2

Bagsy means to claim something for yourself, similar to "dibs" in American slang. For example, "Bagsy the front seat!"

Answer 3

Fun or a good time 'Craic' is an Irish word and it means fun or a good time. For example, hiking trips are described as good craic. People who are fun to be around are good craic. Enjoyable night's out are good craic. So, when you hear someone describe a conference as great craic, just know that they are having a good time!

Answer 4

Referring to a specific person, usually when you can't recall their name. Example: “Yer man from down the street fixed my car; he's a great mechanic.”

Answer 5

When Irish people meet up they'll say, “what's the story?”, which is another way of saying “hello” or “what's happening?”.

Answer 6

If you spook or accidentally frighten an Irish person and they say “you put the heart across me”, they really mean that you took them by surprise.

Answer 7

Cool or Awesome A way of describing someone in a good way "he/shes sound"

Answer 8

To gain understanding or common sense. Example: “You need to cop on and start taking your responsibilities seriously.”

Answer 9

Idiot A way of saying idiot that represents the way it is pronounced by some people.

Answer 10

"Gargle" – Beer One can go “on the gargle” meaning to go drinking. Example: “Ah, a lifetime of garglin' has dimmed poor James' brain” "Scuttered" – heavily intoxicated. This will no doubt be useful. There're as many words for drunk as there are pubs in Dublin.

Answer 11

Craic – fun and joyful revelry. Can also mean the details of a particular topic or news, in general. This is a pretty well-known one but is essential. Examples: “The pub last night was great craic”. “ What's the craic with smoking inside? There's no smoking inside, but there's a beer garden out the back”.

Answer 12

"Scuttered" – heavily intoxicated This will no doubt be useful. There're as many words for drunk as there are pubs in Dublin Example: “James is so scuttered he's having an argument with his reflection.” Some others: Legless, bollocked, wrecked, Ossified, langard, rat-arsed, plastered, locked

Answer 13

Hangin' – hungover Example: “ Keep the noise down please I am f**kin' hangin' ” Others: Dyin', in bits

Answer 14

‘Fine’ is one of the more confusing Irish slang terms. It’s usually used, like ‘Grand’, as a way of fending off further discussion, for example, ‘You’re clearly angry – what’s wrong?’ ‘Nothing. It’s fine’. It can also be used to describe someone you find attractive, for example, ‘They’re a fine thing’.

Answer 15

A ‘Culchie’ is someone that’s from rural Ireland. It’s thought that this word comes from the Irish for ‘Back of the house’, which is ‘Cúl an tí’. It was a popular custom in rural Ireland to enter a house via the back door, rather than the front, to avoid dragging dirt in through the more formal entrance. It’s thought that the word ‘Culchie’ stems from Cúl an tí’ and is used to describe people who practice/are perceived to practice this custom.

Answer 16

We use the word ‘Yoke’ as a substitute for the word ‘Thing’ or to describe someone that we don’t like. For example, ‘Don’t forget the yoke’ or ‘Karen’s brother is some yoke!’. Interestingly enough, ‘Yoke’ is one of the older Irish terms with it first popping up in the 1894 book ‘Kerrigan’s Quality’, by Dubliner Jane Barlow.

Answer 17

Made famous by the Father Ted series on TV, ‘Feck’ is arguably one of the most famous Irish slang words, however, its meaning varies depending on the user. Some use it as a less bold way of saying ‘F*ck’ while others use it to describe someone they don’t like/someone who has annoyed them, for example, ‘That fecker short changed me by a Euro!’.

Answer 18

Banjaxed ‘Banjaxed’ is one of several Irish phrases used to describe something/someone as ‘Broke/in a bad way’. For example, ‘That oven is banjaxed’ or ‘I was banjexed this morning after those pints last night’. This is one of the older Irish terms and it can be traced back as far as 1929 when Sean O’Casey used it in the play ‘Juno and the Paycock’.

Answer 19

The word ‘Craic’ can be used in a couple of different ways. The first is its use to describe something as ‘Fun’, for example, ‘Last night was some craic!’. You can also ask ‘What’s the craic/Any craic?’ as a greeting, which means ‘What’s going on?’ or ‘Any news/gossip?’.

Answer 20

‘Grand’ is one of the more confusing Irish slang words as the tone and context in which it is used will change its meaning. It can be used to describe something that’s good or OK. For example, ‘That’s a grand bit of sunshine’. The confusion arises when someone uses ‘Grand’ as a response to ‘Are you/is it OK?’. In this instance, people use ‘Grand’ as a way of avoiding discussion.

Answer 21

Few Irish words have achieved widespread fondness like ‘Gobsh*te’, a bit of slang generally used to describe someone foolish. For example, ‘I don’t believe it – that gobsh*te has put bleach on the carpet instead of water’.

Answer 22

Eejit One of the more famous Irish insults, an ‘Eejit’ is someone that’s foolish or someone that has done something foolish. For example, ‘Yer man is some eejit – he stuck a load of petrol into the car and sure hasn’t it got a diesel engine!’.

Answer 23

Deadly Commonly used in everyday Dublin slang, ‘Deadly’ is Irish slang for ‘Good/great’. For example, ‘This Irish phrases guide would be deadly if it wasn’t for those fec*in ads!’.

Answer 24

Giving out Although many of us in Ireland think ‘Giving out’, which means ‘To scold/complain’, has a fairly obvious meaning, it’s one of many Irish slang words that causes widespread confusion to visitors. It’s believed that it comes from the Irish words ‘Tabhairt amach’, which mean to ‘Give out’. For example, ‘Mary was giving out about what you did to her window!’.

Answer 25

Slagging ‘Slagging/to slag’ means to insult someone but usually in a way that isn’t meant to hurt that persons feelings. For example, you might use one of the funny Irish sayings as a slag, like ‘If you were any longer you’d be late’.

Answer 26

‘The jacks’ are what many of us call the toilet in Ireland. For example, ‘I’ll be there in a minute I need to use the jacks’. Interestingly enough, it’s thought this slang come from an Irish fella called ‘Jack Power’ who invented the first multi-toilet cubicles (see more random facts about Ireland)!

Answer 27

‘Boll*x’ or ‘Boll*cks’ are Irish slang words that refer to a man’s neither regions. It can be used in several ways and the intended meaning will depend on tone/context. For example, ‘He’s some boll*x’ might refer to someone you dislike if the tone is negative, but it could refer to your best friend if the tone is positive.

Answer 28

A ‘Pox’ is someone that’s a nuisance. For example, He’s a miserable little pox’. There’s some Dublin slang variations of this including ‘Pox bottle’ which I heard my dad use when I was a kid.

Answer 29

‘Gombeen’ is one of the more unusual Irish idioms. It comes from the Irish word ‘Gaimbín’ which translates to ‘Monetary interest’ and it was originally used to describe money lenders. We use ‘Gombeen’ to describe Del Boy Trotter types, i.e. wheeler dealers looking to make money off of you.

Answer 30

‘Gobdaw’ is another of the Irish terms used to describe someone foolish or stupid. For example, ‘Did you hear Bernie’s young fella left the front door open and the place was robbed? He’s some Gobdaw!’.

Answer 31

One of the first Irish expressions in this guide that’s gender specific, a ‘Wagon’ is used to describe a female that’s acting/acted in a particular way. For example, ‘My little one won’t sleep at all at night, the little wagon!’.

Answer 32

‘Minus craic’ describes a situation or a person that’s no fun (similar to the funny Irish saying ‘Craic vacuum’). For example, ‘We were at Michael’s 21st last night. There was only four of us there – it was minus craic’.

Answer 33

Another of the gender specific Irish expressions, a ‘Geebag’ is used to describe a female you dislike. For example, ‘Mrs. O’Toole gave us about 7 weeks worth of maths homework. What a geebag’.

Answer 34

Now, for our American readers – when we say ‘Dope’ in Ireland, we’re not talking about anything dodgy. In Ireland, ‘Dope’ is another way of describing someone stupid. For example, ‘Her new fella was here last night. Talk about a dope’.

Answer 35

The use of the word ‘Sap’ dates back to 1815 and it’s thought to come from the word ‘Saphead’. If you call someone a ‘Sap’ in Ireland you’re usually describing them as a fool or a simpleton.

Answer 36

‘Cute hoor’ is one of the older Irish slang phrases and it can be dated back to at least 1983 when it was used in the ‘Evening Herald’ paper to describe two politicians. ‘A cute hoor‘ is used to describe someone that’s relatively crafty and that’s able to mould a situation to benefit themselves. For example, ‘He’s a cute hoor that fella, always manages to get a free ticket to the concerts in the Phoenix Park’.

Answer 37

The word ‘Gowl’ is most frequently used as part of Limerick and Northern Irish slang words. It comes from the Irish word for ‘Foreigner’, which is ‘Gall’. It’s thought that the native Irish would have referred to the English in this way and the term became a word for someone you dislike.

Answer 38

A ‘Drysh*te’ is used to describe a person that is either boring, no fun or whom is deemed to have taken the fun from a situation. For example, ‘All them lads do is sit in and play the Xbox. They’re a pair of drysh*tes’.

Answer 39

‘Kip’ is one of the more common Irish terms and it’s thought that it comes from the Danish ‘Kippe’, which means ‘Dive/cheap inn/hovel’. In Ireland, we use ‘Kip’ to describe a place that’s messy/dirty. For example, ‘That hotel was an absolute kip’.

Answer 40

The term ‘Scut’ is thought to come from ‘Scut work’ which was an old way of describing manual labour. A ‘Scut’ is someone that’s perceived to be a waster or someone with a lower than average intelligence.

Answer 41

‘Dosser’ is one of the Irish expressions that you hear in schools around Ireland, and it’s used to describe someone that’s doing anything other than what they should be doing. You’ll often hear it used to describe people that are lazy and that are avoiding doing any work. For example, ‘Stop dossing and do your work, you little dosser’.

Answer 42

‘Tool’ is one of the less-offensive Irish slang phrases and it’s a less-severe way of calling someone an idiot/clown. For example, ‘Did you see what she posted on Facebook?! What a tool!’.

Answer 43

Good morning

Answer 44

In my experience, ‘Melter’ is one of the Dublin slang words but it’s likely used in many parts of Ireland. It’s used to describe someone that’s annoying. For example, ‘That lad keeps on texting me. He’s a bleedin’ melter’.

Answer 45

If someone is known to be an opportunist, usually in a dubious manner or in a way that’s seen to be dishonest, he’s called a ‘Chancer’. For example, ‘His father was a chancer as well – he used to sell chickens each Christmas and tell people they were little turkeys’.

Answer 46

You can use ‘In bits’ as Irish slang for drunk. Or you can use it to describe how you feel when you’re hungover. You can also describe someone you find unnatractive as ‘In bits’, for example, ‘I would go near that lad – he’s in bits’.

Answer 47

‘Thick’ means ‘Stupid’. For example, ‘That thick Kerrie crashed my car’. It can also be used to describe someone that’s annoyed. ‘You’ve a big thick head on you – what’s wrong?!’.

Answer 48

‘Muppet’ describes someone foolish. For example, ‘I head you lost your new phone, you muppet!’.

Answer 49

‘Tosspot’ is slang from England that’s used in Ireland. Although we use it here to describe someone we dislike, it was originally used to describe someone who drank heavily. In Middle England, beer was served in a ceramic pot. A ‘Tosspot’ was a word given to someone who drank too much and who ‘Tossed’ back pots of beer.

Answer 50

The word ‘Manky’ describes something that’s dirty. For example, ‘Their kitchen is manky. You’d be safer eating in the jacks’.

Answer 51

If you called a person a ‘Dose’, you’d be referring to them as annoying or a pain in the backside. You can also refer to a sickness as a ‘Dose’, for example, ‘I’ve had a bad dose on me since I was caught out in the rain’.

Answer 52

A ‘Hallion’ is someone that’s seen to be useless. It can also mean someone that’s clowning around someone that’s a bit of a rogue. For example, ‘You’re two kids are a right couple of hallions’.

Answer 53

The Irish slang words ‘C’mere to me’ aren’t actually used to ask someone to come closer to you – they’re generally used before you ask a question. For example, ‘C’mere to me, what was that new mechanic like.

Answer 54

If you were to ‘Eat the head off’ off someone it would mean that you scolded them in an aggressive manner. For example, ‘I was so annoyed I ate the heads off the pair of them!’.

Answer 55

This is another of the Irish phrases to describe a situation that you found fun. For example, ‘We dropped into the local on Sunday – the craic was 90 after the game!’.

Answer 56

Few Irish expressions cause confusion like ‘Sure look’, which is used, in my experience, as a way of saying ‘Ah, well!’. For example, ‘Did you hear they lost the match? That’s us gone until next year!’. ‘Ah, sure look – they did their best’.

Answer 57

‘A shot’ is another way of saying ‘A go’. If someone asks you to give them ‘A shot of’ something, they’re asking to use it. For example, ‘Those gloves look grand and warm – gimme a shot of them for a minute I’m freezing!’.

Answer 58

These are two Irish phrases used to describe kissing. Growing up in Dublin in the 90s, you’d hear ‘Will you meet him/her’ when someone was being asked to kiss someone. ‘Shifting’, in my experience, is generally used by people from more rural parts of Ireland.

Answer 59

‘Yer man/yer one’ is a way of referring to a man/woman that you either aren’t overly familiar with or that you aren’t too fond of. For example, ‘The state of yer man there in his blue leather jacket’.

Answer 60

One of the Irish expressions that abides by absolutely no rules of the English language, we use ‘Will I, yea’ as a response to an instruction that we have no intention of following. For example, ‘You’ll be getting off your hole and emptying the bins in 5 minutes’. ‘Will I, yea?!’.

Answer 61

If a person is ‘Acting the maggot’ they’re messing around/dossing… i.e. they’re not doing what they’re supposed to be doing. For example, ‘That young lad was in here last night acting the maggot’.

Answer 62

‘Lash’ is one of many Irish terms that can be used in several different ways. It can be used to describe quick movement, for example, ‘Give yourself a lash we’re late’ or ‘Lash that in the bin’. It can also be used to describe someone you find attractive, for example, ‘She’s a lash’.

Answer 63

‘Ah, here’ is generally used when you’re outraged about something or if you’re loosing patience, for example, ‘Ah, here – I’m sick of your bad language’. Or, for example, if you were witnessing a fight, ‘Ah, here – leave it out’.

Answer 64

‘G’way’ is one of the less common Irish slang words and it’s used as a way of saying ‘No way/you’re joking/you’re kidding’. For example, ‘Did you hear I won the lotto?’ G’way?! Are you serious?’.

Answer 65

The phrase ‘Sucking diesel’ is used to describe a situation that’s moved from less favourable to favourable. For example, if a person is in a car that won’t start and eventually it does, ‘Now we’re sucking diesel’ would be appropriate.

Answer 66

In most languages, ‘Sorry’ is used for apologising to someone. In Ireland, ‘Sorry?’ is one of several Irish expressions that doesn’t follow conventional use of the English language. ‘Sorry?’ is used as a reply, usually to a question or a statement that has angered you. For example, ‘If you do that again you’ll get a slap’ ‘Sorry? Say that again!’.

Answer 67

If you hear someone saying ‘Ah, he’s your only man’, the person saying it is usually recommending that person for a particular task/situation. For example, ‘I need someone to give say an Irish blessing at the wedding’ ‘Ah, Tom’s your only many for that kind of thing’.

Answer 68

‘Up to 90’ means flat out busy doing something. You’ll often hear this one used in response to questions like ‘How was work today?’. The response would then be ‘Ah, sure I’ve been up to 90 since half 7’.

Answer 69

‘Leg it’ is Irish slang for ‘Run’. For example, ‘The security guard is after us – leg it’.

Answer 70

‘Donkeys years’ is used to describe a long period of time that has passed. For example, ‘Ah, Ollie – it’s great to see you, I haven’t see you around in donkeys years’.

Answer 71

‘Fair play’ is generally used as a response to something that you find favourable or to a good deed. For example, ‘I’m collecting money for charity’ ‘Ah, fair play’. Fair play to ya!

Answer 72

If you ask someone to ‘Stall the ball’ you’re asking them to hang on/wait. For example, ‘Here, stall the ball – I’ll be ready in 10’.

Answer 73

‘Gas’ is Irish slang for funny. You’ll hear a situation being described as ‘Gas’, for example, ‘Last night was gas craic’. You’ll also hear someone deemed to be funny as ‘Gas’, for example, ‘He’s a gas man’.

Answer 74

Another of the more confusing Irish sayings, ‘Jammy’ is used to describe someone as lucky/flukey. For example, ‘You won the game again?! You’re a jammy hoor’.

Answer 75

‘Lob the gob’ is another of the Irish phrases that’s used to describe kissing someone. For example, ‘He’s in trouble today – wasn’t he seen lobbing the gob on some wan last night’.

Answer 76

Arguably the most common Irish slang words for greeting someone, ‘What’s the craic/story?’ means ‘How are you/any news/what’s going on?’. For example, ‘Shay – what’s the craic? I haven’t see you in ages?’.

Answer 77

One of several Irish phrases that stems from farming, ‘How’s she cutting?’ is now used in the same way that you’d use ‘What’s the story?’, however, it wasn’t always that way. Back in the day, you’d usually ask someone ‘How’s she cutting’ during the harvest season to enquire about the the conditions for crop cutting.

Answer 78

‘Well’ tends to come before one of the other Irish terms that we use for greeting someone. For example, ‘Well, how are you getting on?’. It doesn’t really mean anything, but it’s used frequently.

Answer 79

Nothing too surprising with this one – it’s simply ‘How is it going?’ but it generally comes out as ‘Howsagoin?. For example, ‘Tara – howsagoin? Haven’t seen you about in ages!’.

Answer 80

This is a bit of Dublin slang that’s used to greet someone and it roughly means ‘How’s it going/how are you?’. Like plenty of the Irish slang words in this guide, there’s no clear indication as to where this originated.

Answer 81

‘Well, how ya gettin on/how’s the form?’ are more Irish sayings that simply mean ‘How are you/things?’. You’ll often hear ‘Well’ stuck in front of it.

Answer 82

‘Bout ye?’ are some common Northern Irish slang words that mean ‘How are you?’. For example, ‘Bout ye, chief! Fancy a pint?’.

Answer 83

Short and sweet and with no clear indication of origin, ‘Flutered’ is one of the more common Irish terms for drunk. For example, ‘I was flutered after that last whiskey’.

Answer 84

‘Locked’ doesn’t have anything to do with ‘Closed’ – it’s a way of describing being very drunk. For example, ‘You were locked. At one point you announced you were going to give an Irish toast, but you just started singing the Wolfe Tones’.

Answer 85

‘In a heap/hoop’ is one of the Irish idioms used to describe being hungover. For example, ‘I’m in a heap – I feel as sick as a plane to Lourdes’.

Answer 86

If you were ‘In rag order/ribbons’ you overindulged and you were drunk. It can also be used to describe a hangover. For example, ‘I should never drink vodka. My heads in ribbons’.

Answer 87

One of the Irish colloquialisms I’ve only ever heard from a group of friends from Louth, this also means you were very drunk. For example, ‘I had 2 bottles of wine. It’s no wonder I was mouldy”.

Answer 88

Potentially one that’s part of Dublin slang, ‘Out of your tree’ is a colourful way of saying you were more than merry. For example, ‘I was so out of my tree I tried cooking chicken in the toaster’.

Answer 89

Another of the Irish expressions with no clear origin, ‘Hammered’ also means very drunk. For example, ‘I called him a what? Ah, damn – I must have been hammered’.

Answer 90

One of several funny Irish sayings used to describe a hangover, you’ll often hear someone say ‘I’m as shook as a hand at mass’.

Answer 91

One of the more common Irish terms for good is to describe something as ‘Savage’. For example, ‘That chicken fillet roll was savage’.

Answer 92

You’ll hear good situations and people being called ‘Bang on’. For example, ‘The new guy that started is bang on’.

Answer 93

‘Class’ can be applied to people, places or things. For example, ‘Ah, that movie was class’.

Answer 94

‘Unreal’ can be used as a response to something you deem good or it can be used to describe something you think is great. For example, ‘You passed the exam?! That’s unreal!’.

Answer 95

‘Cracking’ is another of the Irish expressions used to describe something as ‘Brilliant’. For example, ‘That’s a cracking day out there today’.

Answer 96

The only people that I know who use ‘Dead on’ are from county Antrim. It’s describes a person or thing you think is great. For example, ‘Maria’s fella is dead on, so he is’.

Answer 97

You can use ‘Sound’ as a way of saying ‘Thanks’. For example, ‘Sound for collecting me – I would have had to walk otherwise’.

Answer 98

If something is ‘Quality’, it’s very good. For example, ‘That new show with Brendan Gleeson is quality’.

Answer 99

Arguably one that’s mainly part of Dublin slang, rapid doesn’t describe fast movement – it describes something you think is ‘Deadly’. For example, ‘I got a new tracksuit last week. It’s rapid looking!’.

Answer 100

Amazing Great Incredible If you’re describing something as ‘Whopper’ you’re describing it as ‘Amazing/great/incredible’. For example, ‘This Dublin slang guide would be whopper without those damn ads!’.

Answer 101

‘Delirah’ isn’t really Dublin slang, it’s more how the word ‘Delighted’ sounds with a heavy Dublin accent. For example, ‘Ah, I’m delirah for the pair of ye’.

Answer 102

‘Mot’ is generally a way of referring to the girl/woman that you are in a relationship with. You will, at times, hear people use it as Irish slang for girl or woman. For example, ‘I’m taking me mot to the pictures’.

Answer 103

The pictures is another chunk of Dublin slang for ‘The cinema’. For example, ‘I’m taking me misses to the pictures’.

Answer 104

‘Janey Mack’ is one of the more famous Irish idioms and it appeared in the book ‘Ulysses’ by James Joyce. It is used as an alternative to being blasphemous and taking the Lord’s name in vein.

Answer 105

‘Scarlet’ is Dublin slang for ‘Embarrassed’ and it’s used in a couple of ways. The first is as a response to someone telling you about an embarassing situation, for example, ‘Ah, scarlet for your ma for having ye’. The second is to describe yourself as being embarrassed, for example, ‘I fell over leaving the shop – I was scarlet’.

Answer 106

Now, I’m not sure if this is exclusively Dublin slang, but I’ve never heard anyone from outside of Dublin using it. A ‘Bogger’ is used to describe someone from rural Ireland, usually one who lives near a bog.

Answer 107

Another of the more unusual Irish sayings, ‘Get up outta that’ is used as a response to a statement that you don’t believe, for example, ‘I’m going on a date with an actress’ ‘Ha, get up out of that – you are in your hole’. It can also be used in a situation where you’re trying to get some to stop doing something/move, for example, ‘Get up out of that you little scrote – I saw you trying to steal those bikes’.

Answer 108

Similar to the previous bit of Dublin slang, this is used when you don’t believe someone or when you’re trying to get someone to stop doing something.

Answer 109

‘Brutal’ has several different meanings. For example, it can be used to describe feeling bad, ‘I ate his lunch – I feel brutal about it’. Or it can be used to describe a bad act, for example, ‘They lost – they played brutal’.

Answer 110

‘Bake’ is slang for your face. For example, ‘Shut your bake, you clown’.

Answer 111

Another of the Irish sayings used to describe being embarrassed is ‘Beamer’. For example, ‘It was definitely Colin. Look at him pulling a beamer’.

Answer 112

One of the more confusing Irish idioms, if you describe a day as ‘Soft’ you’re saying that it’s misty with light rain. For example, ‘It’s a lovely soft day – make sure you bring a brolly!’.

Answer 113

‘A good day for drying’ is used to describe a nice dry day. ‘Drying’ refers to drying wet clothes outside. For example, ‘Finally, after all that poxy weather, we’ve a good day for drying’.

Answer 114

You’ll often hear people describe a fine, warm day as ‘Fierce mild’. For example, ‘I’m sweating – it’s fierce mild out there now’.

Answer 115

One of the more common Irish terms for heavy rain is to describe it as ‘P*ssing/lashing/pouring/piddling down’. For example, ‘It’s been piddling down all morning – the place is flooded’.

Answer 116

If there’s light rain falling, it’s known as ‘Spitting’. You’ll hear people saying ‘It’s spitting out’ or ‘It’s spitting rain’.

Answer 117

One of the more common Irish expressions for a sunny day is ‘The sun is splitting the stones’. You’ll often here ‘Stones’ substituted out for ‘Rocks’, too.

Answer 118

This one is used when the weather is cold and wintery and it paints a picture of a beautiful turf fire crackling away. For example, ‘By God it’s cold out there – it’s a day for the fire!‘.

Answer 119

There are multiple variations of this, each of which refer to it begin very wet outside. For example, ‘That’s some rain – it’s wetter than an otters/penguins/Michael Phelps’s pocket’.

Answer 120

‘Bogging’ is used to describe something as ‘Dirty’. For example, ‘The smell off those runners. Your feet must be bogging’.

Answer 121

If you’re going for a ‘Dander’, you’re going for a ‘Walk’, usually at an easy pace. For example, ‘C’mon. Let’s get out for a dander and get some fresh air’.

Answer 122

One of the stranger Irish sayings, a ‘Peeler’ is a word given to a member of the police. For example, ‘Sh*te, put the cans away. There are two peelers coming up the road there’.

Answer 123

‘Houl yer whisht’ is Irish slang for ‘Be quiet’. For example, ‘Hey – houl yer whisht in there. I can’t hear the radio!’.

Answer 124

Another of the more unusual Irish sayings, ‘Ogeous handling’ is used to describe a ‘Tricky situation’. For example, ‘Remember the time Micky got caught moving the cow in the back of his Ford Focus?’ ‘Oh, I do. It was some ogeous handling’.

Answer 125

If you describe someone as being ‘Up to high doh’ you’re saying that they’re ‘Excited’. For example, ‘He had a bag of skittles and three bottles of Coke an hour ago – he’s been up to high doh ever since’.

Answer 126

Culchie – someone from the countryside, outside of Dublin Example: “Ah I'm not going to Copper Face Jacks, the place will be full of culchies”.

Answer 127

"Come here" or "C'mere-ta-me" – Listen now This is a strange one to understand I guess, especially if you're already next to the person saying it, but it simply means, I'm about to say / ask you something. Example “C'mere-ta-me, what's the craic with James shouting at the mirror? He's scuttered.”

Answer 128

All is well. Also, something which is good Example “How is your mother?” “she's grand thanks for asking."

Answer 129

"Deadly" – Very, very good. Example: “That band last night were deadly”, “Deadly weather we're having today” Other: savage

Answer 130

"Talent" – Sex appeal Example: “The talent is mighty on the pub crawl tonight.”

Answer 131

"Throwing shapes" – to show off, swagger Example: “Will ya look at the state of yer man on the dancefloor throwing shapes.”

Answer 132

"The Jacks" – The toilet Example “Where's James? He's puking in the jacks.”

Answer 133

"Tight as a nun's knickers" – miserly, frugal Example: “Is James out tonight? No, he doesn't want to spend money, he's as tight as a nun's knickers”.

Answer 134

"Feck" – a more polite word for fuck and a universal qualification for anything. Example: “Feck off”. “That is fecking awesome”. “Where the feck did I leave my fecking keys?”

Answer 135

"Story" – what's happening? Example: “Story James?” This is a shortened version of “what's the story”. It's usually a greeting like “How-are-ya?” which doesn't necessarily expect an answer. Example “Story James?” James: “ah how-are-ya?"

Answer 136

"Yoke" – anything really. Usually used in place of the correct word for that to which you are referring. An all-purpose noun for everything from a hammer to a jet engine. Example: “pass that yoke to me please"

Answer 137

Sound – relaible, honourable, very nice Example: “James is so sound, he covered my shift this morning even though he was hangin' from being scuttered last night”.

Answer 138

"The Fear" – The feeling the morning after the night before when you were so scuttered that you can't remember chunks of the night and have an unnerving sense that you managed to offend at least two of your friends and probably embarrassed yourself while trying to order a kebab from a cash machine. Example: “What did I do last night? I'm crippled with the fear.”

Answer 139

Hello Example: "Ha boy, whats the craic?"

Answer 140

Thanks, Don't stress yourself

Answer 141

How are you doing

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How's sha cuttn? = How's she cutting = Hello and how are you today ?

Answer 143

How are you??

Answer 144

How are you?

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A popular greeting of those of whom cant be bothered to say "Whats the craic?"

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

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Means hows it goin. . belfast

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Hello after not seeing someone in a while

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Usually said before or after another word, boss means sir. e.g. "Hi Boss!" or "What's the craic boss?"

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A mess e.g. "aw god you went arseways about that"

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How are you?

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How are you?

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You There! Stop!

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Absolutely drunk! e.g ''I was absolutely steamin last night.''

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way of saying 'yeah right'. or derogotory comeback.

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Some article, obstacle or other infernal source of consternation that causes you untold grief.

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Someone with no sense of humour at all

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Derogatory Dublin term used by scumbags to denote any man with longish hair

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Used when someone offers you something which isn't any use

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To stop being so lazy and do some work

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Greeting to get the attention of stranger, family member or friend.

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One time notorious red light district in Dublin. Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street, Seán McDermott Street. Luminous heaven of a bygone era.

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To firmly insert one thing into another

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Currently high or in the process of getting high

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To watch out. A ball, a stone or a hammer may be coming towards your head and you are to either dive away or cover your head fast.

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To question somebody looking at you in the bar.

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To badly beat a person, particularly about the face and head.

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Someone from Liverpool. Alternatively someone who is rough.

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Slap you around the head

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A storm where sh*t is being blown in the air.

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Expression of anger

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Go away. Get lost. Out of Dublin and off to the bog

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If you witness any brawling or fighting or any non acceptable behaviour, it is necessary to shout this in a thick, Dublin accent. Especially when two junkies are fighting on Talbot Street.

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It is pissing rain.

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A sycophant. A person who constantly tries to ingratiate themselves to another person by perfuse compliments and 'sucking up'

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Extremely dirty

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To express great dismay at someones cockyness.

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A term to tell someone no, or that you are fine.

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What in the name of god. An explicative invoking the name of Christ to denote being perplexed and bemused.

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Rough, aggressive person

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Negative. Incorrect. Inaccurate

Answer 182

A brilliant or great thing.

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Slang for copper-faced jacks. A place to go to pick up culchie girls

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To get drunk

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A stupid person

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Small thin stick taken from a ditch, used to beat children.

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Derogatory term used to describe people who originate from Dublin 4 post code, or generally south-side people with contrived posh accents.

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Just what you wanted to hear

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Bad Awfull

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To express great dismay at someone's cockyness

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Able to speak easily and confidently and to persuade people

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Very happy

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Very happy

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Don’t be so ridiculous

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:That’s no trouble whatsoever

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Stop what you’re doing immediately

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Beyond brilliant

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Beyond brilliant

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Annoyed Angry

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Don’t be so stupid and/or immature

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To accept unpleasant events bravely and without complaining

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To accept unpleasant events bravely and without complaining

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Lying or exaggerating or possibly joking (pulling your leg)

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Means out getting drunk. He was out on the lash with his mates.

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Means I'll try it. I haven't made pizza from scratch before, but thought I'd give it a lash.

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Means it's pouring with rain. It's been lashing rain since early morning; I hope it clears up soon.

Answer 207

How are you? How are you doing? Any gossip? What’s happening in your life since we last met?

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We had great fun.

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They’re great fun and great company.

Answer 210

You probably would have had more fun sitting in a waiting room.

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A fair time, nothing too amazing, but nothing too bad.

Answer 212

Better than good craic, but not the best craic you’ve ever had.

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A great time altogether, great jokes, everyone was having fun.

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A step above savage, but still not the top echelon of craic.

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The Everest of craic.

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Something excellent. Was it a good craic last night? Oh, it was savage!

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Embarrassed. Hopefully not because you’ve been a gowl. I was such an eejit, I was scarlet!

Answer 218

Historically meaning 'little,' wee has been used to describe kids, naps, bags, and more. Small, but everything in Ireland is wee. If Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson were to visit Ireland, he’d be Wee Dwayne.

Answer 219

Simply happy. You’re enjoying the craic, having a quare old time, you’re happy out.

Answer 220

A suitable reply to nearly any statement. Isn’t this weather grand? Ah, sure look at it!

Answer 221

An Irish term for the cupboard. You might want to check you’ve enough biscuits in the press, before you set off to do the messages.

Answer 222

If you hear people referring to doing the messages, they're going shopping. Does anyone need anything? I’m heading out to do the messages.

Answer 223

If the barman is asking you this, he’s not checking on your state of being, simply wanting to know what you want to order.

Answer 224

Thirsty. Just don’t get too ossified and make an eejit of yourself!

Answer 225

Best friend.

Answer 226

A drizzly rainy, misty day.

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Being silly, making a nuisance. An annoying person.

Answer 228

Making a mess of something.

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This is a superb way to describe feeling embarrassed for someone.

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An intensifier, similar to “bloody” in British English. It's bleedin' freezing outside! I can't feel my fingers.

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Someone with a filthy mind or someone disgusting. Would yeh shut up yeh dirtbird, me Ma's in the next room. Shut up ya bleeding dirtbird.

Answer 232

What’s happening?

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Working hard at something

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Would kill for something Typically very trivial like a cup of tea or something.

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Someone who would try anything

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Skip school, also used as a verb “going mitchin”

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I’ll kiss ya

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I’ll punch you

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Brilliant, sometimes used as as a verb “absolute savage for pints”

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Generally used to express a mild form of shock and surprise at something

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That’s funny

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Absolutely packed, no room

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Their mind was elsewhere

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Typically used in sarcasm when someone does something annoying to you

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Sex, typically used like this “did you get your hole last night?”

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Absolutely gone, has gone past the point of any return

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The state of someone’s appearance, typically used as this following “the hack of your man”

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I can’t believe it.

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Someone who isn’t the brightest

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A person who isn’t the most intelligent and who behaves as such

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Really annoyed by something

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The smell of something, e.g “the bang of lynx Africa off your man”

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The face on them

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Used to express something that’s not great can be a person “that pox” or as an adjective “that poxing weather”

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Really/very Generally used as follows “they are bleedin’ wrecking my head”

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What’s the news/what’s happening? Unfortunate if your name is Rory. What's the story Rory?

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A mischievous individual who is acting out

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Knowingly behaving badly

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Being a bit of a brat

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Acting the eejit, at stuff they shouldn’t be at

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Used to describe a hard-looking lad who is walking in an exaggerated fashion

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Going out-out with the intention of letting loose

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Used to describe the luas, so-called after the famous Irish actor… Daniel Day-Lewis (Luas)

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Make a run for it

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Rhymes with.. taxi

Answer 266

Can I have a go of that thing that you are using

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Used when something has pulled off something pretty exceptional, typically used as “fair play to you altogether”

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Giving out hell to someone about something they’ve done wrong, typically used by mams.

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Giving someone “grief” generally means they are giving them a hard time about something that maybe isn’t deserved

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Really annoyed about something and giving everyone around an earful

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Extremely annoyed and giving out to the person who caused it in a major way

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Meaning to use a whole pile of curse words together, when someone is angry about something.

Answer 273

An extended length of time, typically used as the following “I haven’t seen you in Donkey’s years”

Answer 274

A packet of crisps

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An umbrella

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The rain is absolutely bucketing down

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An attractive individual, generally a young one

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Someone who is just generally great to have around, or sometimes used when you want to display that you’ve understood something and that you are cool with it.

Answer 279

A pint of Guinness, often goes with the saying that originated from an ad “a pint of plain is your only man”

Answer 280

Someone who is just sound nice to be around and has genuine motives

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I was in an absolute state last night, the state of you at that party, used to describe something being a bit wrecked/broken

Answer 282

Destroy the place/go mad

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I’m extremely delighted about something, “I’m only” can be used ahead of a variety of emotions

Answer 284

That’s absolutely brilliant (generally said in response to some happy/positive news)

Answer 285

Move it pronto, generally because someone you don’t want is coming

Answer 286

Will you ever move, quick

Answer 287

A true Dublin classic, funny on several levels and one that can be used again and again. Used to describe a gal who is having a few problems in the relationship department.

Answer 288

If you’d kindly stop that behaviour/chat this instant and remove yourself from my general vicinity that would be much appreciated. Generally a pretty harmless request, sometimes used in response to a silly or unbelievable comment to illustrate the listener’s disbelief.

Answer 289

It’s no coincidence that this rhymes with starving

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An individual that you simply can’t trust, can also be shortened to a ‘go-boy’ (as in he’s a real go-boy)

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A real useless person who continually does stupid things

Answer 292

I’m not going to answer your question/complete your request at the moment (or probably ever)

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I’ve something to tell you, pop over when you have a minute and I’ll tell you

Answer 294

You are one of the least intelligent people I have ever met in my entire life

Answer 295

At the time I was feeling really embarrassed

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An older lady, typically in reference to someone’s mam or granny. Sometimes younger lads can refer to their partners as “me aul one” or “the aul one”, so it’s a term of endearment of sorts.

Answer 297

I need to head away to the toilet

Answer 298

Quite an older saying but no less good, used to describe a positive experience

Answer 299

Please be quiet for a minute you irritant

Answer 300

I’m categorically stating that this will not be happening

Answer 301

You are pretty incompetent and have difficulty in completing even the most basic of tasks

Answer 302

It’s broken, and completely beyond repair

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Your character is pretty questionable and I can almost guarantee that your behaviour is pretty bad.

Answer 304

I’m so genuinely so happy for you

Answer 305

That’s excellent

Answer 306

That’s excellent

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It’s broken or in bad condition. The phone is broken’ in Dublinese would be: The phone is banjaxed.

Answer 308

Dublin slang

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You don’t believe what they’re saying.

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Scarlet for you means someone should be embarrassed or I’m scarlet means I’m embarrassed about something.

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