Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

To fight

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

A Ham Sandwich.

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

Outside

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

A way to describe someone who thinks they are hard, but are just wannabes. Usually found wearing tracksuits tucked into socks and caps sitting on the back of their heads.

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

Thirsty

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

The immersion

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

correct

Details: Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases; Created: 19 August 2019

Having a very poor tolerance level. The word threshold is the part of the door frame that you step over. In times gone by it was the peice of wood that went accross the doorway to stop the straw or hay (thresh) from spilling out of the house, long before carpets were used. Hence the word 'threshold'