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

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Testically well endowd.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Said in response to someone saying thanks. Comes from a Joke where David Hasslehoff asks a Clerk to change his name to the Hoff... when the Clerk said Sure, No Hassle. Now instead of saying "No Hassle" people just say Hoff.

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Parent Category: Munster

Created: 19 August 2019

Head

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

Cut of dat 1

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Term added at random by some after an explanation or after a story.

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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.

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Parent Category: Ulster

Created: 19 August 2019

Just what you wanted to hear.

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Parent Category: Leinster

Created: 19 August 2019

A messer, clotty person

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Parent Category: Irish Slang Phrases

Created: 19 August 2019

A Troublemarker

 

e.g. - "he's a bad egg that one!"