Irish Slang - Funny Irish Phrases, Expressions, & Irish Spoken Language

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Oversleep

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Usually said after saying something smart or intelligent. A longer version of the sentence is 'Up here for thinking, down there for dancing, out there for shaking and down here for making' Usually one would point to their head then feet for the shortened sentence. If lengthened one should then shake their hands and then point to their mid section while saying the last two things.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

To cheat on your girlfriend/boyfriend/partner

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Hungover, with a sore head or feeling poorly from a night of excessive alcohol

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

a cold/flu

 

e.g. "i've a while bad dose!" 

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Parent Category: Connaught

Created: 19 August 2019

To wish someone good luck in their future dealings as you depart, used instead of phrases like Goodbye

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Broken, can also mean tired - e.g. "It was banjaxed beyond all help"

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

self explanitory

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

To stop being so lazy and do some work