Irish Slang - General Slang Slang Terms, Expressions, & Irish Spoken Language - Irish Phrases

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being sarcastic

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ahead of ,against. e.g. "where's the kitchen brush?" "it's fernenst the door"

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He or she is a right scallywag, meaning getting up to mischieve

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term of encouragement, usually when forced to drink something unpleasant. e.g. "but I hate vodka 'n' red bull, it makes me boke" , "ach, houl yer wheesht and horse it into ye"

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correct

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Derry term.

(noun) a tight-fisted person
eg. what a stoke! she wouldn't spend christmas

(verb) to steal
eg. someone stoked my bike

(adjective) cheap, tacky, worn out (similar to "gypy")
eg. that tracksuit's a bit stokey lookin

 

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Fun

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Thing - "What's that Yoke There?"

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pronounced - "cur-ting"

meaning - to go out with someone, or to kiss someone