Anglais géographique et culturel - Irish English

Here you will find slang from Irish English, showcasing regional expressions, accents, and cultural terms commonly used in Ireland.

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to banjax [verbe]

(Irish) to ruin, destroy, or severely damage something

Ex: The storm banjaxed the roof of the old house.

beour [nom]

(Irish) a woman or girl, often implying attractiveness

Ex: That beour over there caught my eye.

blocked [Adjectif]

(Irish) drunk or intoxicated

Ex: He was completely blocked after the party.

bolloxology [nom]

(Irish) talk or ideas considered meaningless or silly

Ex: Don't listen to his bolloxology, it makes no sense.

craytur [nom]

(Irish) used as a term of endearment or to express sympathy

Ex: That craytur has been working all day.

Croker [nom]

(Irish) Croke Park, the largest stadium in Ireland, home of Gaelic games

Ex: We're heading to Croker for the big match.

cute hoor [nom]

(Irish) a shrewd, cunning, or sly person, especially in business or politics

Ex: That politician is a real cute hoor.

dacent [Adjectif]

(Irish) excellent, really good, or impressive

Ex: That concert was dacent!

dolehead [nom]

(Irish) an unemployed person who relies on government benefits and avoids work

Ex: Paddy was a dolehead who never wanted to work.

dosh [nom]

(Irish) money, often referring to cash

Ex: I do n't have enough dosh to go out this weekend .

to feck [verbe]

(Irish) to steal or take something without permission

Ex: He fecked a candy bar from the shop.

fierce [Adjectif]

(Irish) very good, excellent, or outstanding

Ex: The concert was fierce , everyone loved it .

to flute around [verbe]

to waste time; idle or dawdle

Ex: Stop fluting around and get your homework done.

fluted [Adjectif]

(Irish) drunk or intoxicated

Ex: He was completely fluted after the party.

to footer [verbe]

(Irish) to waste time or fuss about without achieving anything

Ex: Stop footering around and finish your homework.

game ball [Interjection]

(Irish) used to express excitement or approval

Ex: That goal was game ball.

geebag [nom]

(Irish) an irritating or obnoxious person

Ex: He's acting like a total geebag today.

to [give] it socks [Phrase]

(Irish) to put in a lot of effort or energy

Ex: He really gave it socks during the match.

gobdaw [nom]

(Irish) a foolish, silly, or pretentious person

Ex: He's acting like a complete gobdaw.

gombeen [nom]

(Irish) a corrupt, underhanded, or unscrupulous person, especially in politics

Ex: That politician is a classic gombeen.

gouger [nom]

(Irish) a thug, lout, or rough, aggressive person

Ex: That gouger caused trouble at the pub last night .

hames [nom]

(Irish) a mess or a chaotic situation

Ex: You've made a right hames of it, you eejit!

I will yeah [phrase]

(Irish) used sarcastically to mean "I will not"

Ex: I will yeah, as if I'm going to do that.

knacked [Adjectif]

(Irish) very tired; exhausted

Ex: I'm completely knacked after that long day.

langered [Adjectif]

(Irish) extremely drunk

Ex: He was completely langered after the party.

morto [Adjectif]

(Irish) very embarrassed or causing embarrassment

Ex: He felt morto after tripping on stage.

moth [nom]

(Irish) a girlfriend

Ex: He took his moth out for dinner .

nixer [nom]

(Irish) a side job or extra work outside one's main employment

Ex: He has a nixer delivering newspapers on weekends.

sambo [nom]

(Irish) a sandwich

Ex: I grabbed a sambo for lunch .

yer one [nom]

(Irish) an unknown or unnamed individual

Ex: Yer one over there is really helpful.

legend [nom]

(Irish) a cool, kind, or helpful person, often male

Ex: Thanks for lending me your notes , legend .

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