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

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

How's sha cuttn?

= How's she cutting

= Hello and how are you today ?

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Sarcastic answer to a personal question.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Sly person, calculating - e.g. "She's a bit of a sleeveen"

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

popular in the so-called "Triangle" area (that's Ballymoney, Coleraine, Portrush). used instead of "mate" e.g. "'bout ye sham" meaning "how are you mate?" Often claimed as an Ulster-Scots term. Ulster Scots is a "language" that has been spoken in Ireland for almost 10 whole years now.

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

pished

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

hard to beat, great

"good feed a spuds is hard te beat"

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Pregnant

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Obviously

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

Swallowing - usually referring to drinking - "Up for some Swallyin?"