Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

Get The Poke?

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

Terrible

"That's tara"

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

Kissed

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

Commonly used in hardy irish teens who enjoy the odd drink,a naggin is a small bottle of vodka.

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

Flushed with embarrassment.

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

Attack, non-verbal - e.g. "I'll reef him when I see him"

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.