Irish slang

One of the funny things I find about living in Ireland is the slang words that come out of different towns/cities. I lived in Limerick for a few years and got to know about scobes and tackies. I've a few mates from Tuam and thats the madest place for slang - they've got their own language there.
Below is a few words of slang, they're origin and translation. Anyone care to add?

Scobe - Knacker / scumbag (Limerick)
Tackies - Runners / trainers (Limerick)
Sham - Knacker / scumbag (Kilkenny / Waterford)
Jammer - Car (Tuam)
Chat - Thing (Tuam)
Chice - Excellent / Great (Tuam)
Reddies - Money (Tuam)

Thats only a few - there are loads more. If someone from Tuam asks you "how many reddies did you pay for that jammer" you'll know what they're talking about.

In Sligo we use Cat for Bad.Never knew it was strange until someone from Donegal started laughing when someone said it.

Ya we use sham and mink for scumbag in sligo aswell.
Mint for something real good.
Steamed for being ****ed.
And you could use rank for nearly anything up here.

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Scobe - Knacker / scumbag (Limerick)
Tackies - Runners / trainers (Limerick)
Sham - Knacker / scumbag (Kilkenny / Waterford)
Jammer - Car (Tuam)
Chat - Thing (Tuam)
Chice - Excellent / Great (Tuam)
Reddies - Money (Tuam)

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I'd say there used all over the country, the only ones id never use/heard of would be "Chice" and "Sham"

Grunger for the Skater dudes,but id say that is used everywhere.

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Originally Posted by Roo69

the only ones id never use/heard of would be "Chice" and "Sham"

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I'd imagine "chice" comes from the mullaghs being unable to pronounce the word, choice.

Jammer and reddies have also been used as long as I can remember in Dublin.

Skanger for knacker but it's probably used all over not just Dublin.

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Originally Posted by Peadar

I'd imagine "chice" comes from the mullaghs being unable to pronounce the word, choice.

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It actually comes from choc-ice. Don't ask - you'll have to find a Tuam person.

cat - bad
pup - rogue
cute - sly fooker
quare one - the missus or some slag. no real boundaries there.
tippin - ridin
jees - for jesus, as you dont to take the lords name in vain
dip your ring in this - i dont reallly know what that means but i pretend i do when someone says it, i can take a good guess what it is though.
FLAB - fcuk like a beast.

Sham is used in Limerick as well for knacker

hure - as in you f**ker, used in jest

Ya rare hure ya - you fool (used in Donegal an derry a lot)

we say hoor though as in whore but like

your a cute hooor, i spose its just dif dialects is pronounced differently.

for the cork dictionary click here

my favourite is:
I will yeah [compund verb] : I will not.

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Originally Posted by The Stars

In Sligo we use Cat for Bad.Never knew it was strange until someone from Donegal started laughing when someone said it.

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They laughed? That’s cat!! Donegal is a big county and some of the slag up north Donegal is different than south Donegal.

LONGFORD
mink-knacker
sham-sometimes knacker,sometimes just used as a laugh when talking to someone
munch-food
lush-drink
chatty-thing
boure(spell check)-any woman
feek-nice woman
to feek-to ride

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Originally Posted by ollie

for the cork dictionary click here

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Don't be linking to that bunch of mockeyah foreign wackers at all boy. Try here, or here. Both BEECHER.NET productions I might add! :)

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Originally Posted by ollie

for the cork dictionary click here

my favourite is:
I will yeah [compund verb] : I will not.

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In Limerick that's usually answered with "you won't no!"

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Originally Posted by Bosco

LONGFORD
mink-knacker
sham-sometimes knacker,sometimes just used as a laugh when talking to someone
munch-food
lush-drink
chatty-thing
boure(spell check)-any woman
feek-nice woman
to feek-to ride

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Alot of them are used here (galway city anyway)

quare in wexford = very

to bowsey-to mess about
bowsey-a messer/waster