Irish Slang

Irish Slang Phrases

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

meaning nightmare or disaster

eg. last night was blizzard.

can also mean drunk

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

Term to describe a girl who is, cheap white meat.

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

A chunk or bit of something.

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

porridge

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

Much like the craic, except better.

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

Fornenced = in front of (it's fornenced ye) = it's in front of you!

Details: 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.