In Sligo we use Cat for Bad.Never knew it was strange until someone from Donegal started laughing when someone said it.
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.
I'd imagine "chice" comes from the mullaghs being unable to pronounce the word, choice.Originally Posted by Roo69
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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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It actually comes from choc-ice. Don't ask - you'll have to find a Tuam person.Originally Posted by Peadar
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.
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
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.
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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my favourite is:
I will yeah [compund verb] : I will not.
Last edited by ollie; 04/11/2005 at 11:30 AM.
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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.Originally Posted by The Stars
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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
If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation.
Alot of them are used here (galway city anyway)Originally Posted by Bosco
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quare in wexford = very
Who is this guy, Trapper Tony?
to bowsey-to mess about
bowsey-a messer/waster
If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation.
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