Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

Details: Parent Category: Ulster; Created: 19 August 2019

Gone off the target completely

Details: Parent Category: Leinster; Created: 19 August 2019

To throw/hit See also "hop o

Details: Parent Category: Connaught; Created: 19 August 2019

Spoken when meeting someone for the second time in a short period.

Details: Parent Category: Munster; Created: 19 August 2019

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.