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    Different words-Same Meaning

    Growing up in Ireland we used to use words in sentences that make no sense to the English. Here are a few.

    Wash up the delf... Wash up the Dishes

    Dress the bed.. Make the bed

    Gone to buy the messages.. Gone to do the shoping

    Clothes in the Press clothes in the cupboard

    My friend My mate

    The Range The oven

    Mammy/Daddy(even still) Mum/Dad

    Anyone else have any more.

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    Too many to list, but...
    Diddies-Breasts
    Babby-Baby
    Hames-Mess, as in 'Made a hames of it'
    Jammy-Lucky
    Piped telly -Cable television
    Ronnie -Moustache
    Traipse -Walk aimlessly...'Where are ya traipsein' off ta now?'
    Last edited by strangeirish; 08/01/2007 at 8:51 PM.
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    I'd have said mate is about as English as it gets, but other synonyms for friend (from various parts of the country) would be bud, butty, breaster, auld stock, and, of course (crap spelling aside), auld segosia.

    'Made a bags of' things, instead of hames.
    'Stalling the head off' instead of pecking on the cheek.
    In fact, 'getting off with' is uniquely Irish, isn't it?
    And 'put the tin hat on it' with the nice cuppa scald!
    Last edited by stann; 08/01/2007 at 9:18 PM.
    more bass

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    Quote Originally Posted by stann View Post
    I'd have said mate is about as English as it gets
    I think mate was intended as the English substitute (the Irish way of saying it is first - gone to do the messages).

    I'm only after having my dinner is one you wouldn't hear in England. And obviously the Irish words - slibhín, amadán and the likes.

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    A typical Sligo one: Cat- Terrible,Bad etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stann View Post
    In fact, 'getting off with' is uniquely Irish, isn't it?
    Along with 'shift'. Always liked that one.
    Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Stars View Post
    A typical Sligo one: Cat- Terrible,Bad etc.
    Kind of like the football team...
    Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.

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    Dad: Pictures, I'll give you pictures!

    - a 'quare hawk' = a shrewdie
    - he'd 'live in your ear' = a sponger/freeloader
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    Just thought of a few others.. Ride----shag...Pants ----Trousers......That yoke..that thing..Tree and tirty tree ,dis dat, dare ,den, etc etc dont know why we pronounce without the H. S*ite..S*it..Geezer..bloke.Bird..Moth

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    Vexed =Upset
    Thick = Stupid
    Stocious =Drunk
    Wagon =Ugly female
    Puss =A sulky face
    Nip =Nude
    Eat the head off =Attack verbally
    Hunkers=Crouching down (squatting)
    Lashing =Raining hard
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    A brose - either a big feed or a mess
    Caddy - boy
    Cuttie - girl
    Gasson - boy
    Gersha - girl
    Wild - as in a wild big feed
    Our boy - brother
    Our doll - sister
    ould boy - dad
    ould doll - mum
    Coourse Beaast - rough person (a tyrone favourite in our house)
    Halliyon (sp) - rough person
    Rullya (sp) - rough person (south armagh I think)

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    cute - meaning sly
    pup - my parents always use that one, maybe its just a roscommon thing, meaning cheeky, terrier etc
    buck - he's a buck, like oh hes a cute one or a bit of a rascal
    rap - she's a bit of a rap, a bit of a 'wan'
    bullin
    bull thick - same two meaning raging. a dub mate when i first went over to the states thought that was great. never heard it before he hadn't.
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    Quote Originally Posted by paul_oshea View Post
    cute - meaning sly
    pup - my parents always use that one, maybe its just a roscommon thing, meaning cheeky, terrier etc
    buck - he's a buck, like oh hes a cute one or a bit of a rascal
    rap - she's a bit of a rap, a bit of a 'wan'
    bullin
    bull thick - same two meaning raging. a dub mate when i first went over to the states thought that was great. never heard it before he hadn't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magicme View Post
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    People in Galway say "bet" instead of "beat."
    "You only bet us 'cause we were well bad!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar View Post
    People in Galway say "bet" instead of "beat."
    "You only bet us 'cause we were well bad!"
    We should hear alot of that next season

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar View Post
    People in Galway say "bet" instead of "beat."
    "You only bet us 'cause we were well bad!"
    Now that you say it it's actually very true.

    We have a weird way of saying alot of things.We also put "like" at the end of every sentence.
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    i do be and i does be, its not a word, but something i do be saying a lot in fairness.

    no peader they say neither they say:

    "you only bate us, cause we were well bad!"
    I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
    And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
    I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
    Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away

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    Quote Originally Posted by Conor H View Post
    Now that you say it it's actually very true.

    We have a weird way of saying alot of things.We also put "like" at the end of every sentence.
    Thats nearly as bad as people who finish their sentences with "you know". Drives me mad

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