Irish Dictionary
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Irish Slang: |
¡@ |
meaning in English |
| Acting the maggot | phr | Behaving foolishly, annoyingly |
| Acushla | exclam | Term of endearment |
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Afters |
n |
Dessert |
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Ages |
n |
long time |
| Airlocled | a | Inebriated |
| Aisy | a | Slowly (pron. 'Aye-zee) |
| Alanna | exlcam | Term of endearment, usually for a child |
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Alans or Alan Wickers |
n |
nickers; as in keep your alans on; calm down |
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Amadáin(Omadhan) |
n |
idiot |
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Any Use? |
n |
any good? as in "Was the film any use?" |
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Apache |
n |
joy rider |
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Ape |
n |
fool |
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Ara be whist |
v |
Shut up |
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Arse |
n |
backside |
| Arse about face | phr | Backwards, the wrong way |
| Arse over kick | phr | Head over heels |
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Areseways |
a |
"I did it all arseways"= I made a complete mess of it! |
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Arthurs |
n |
a pint of Guinness; as in Arthur Guinness the founder |
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Arthur scargill |
n |
gargle/drink; after the miners union leader in the 80s in England |
| Article | n | Small (female) person. General term of affection or derogatory about both sexes |
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Artist, government |
n |
person 'drawing' the dole [social security] |
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Ask me arse/bollocks; go and shite; eff off and don't be annoying me |
phr |
general ways
of telling someone to shut up |
| As scarce as
hen's teeth As sick as a small hospital As thick as two short planks As useful as a lighthouse on a bog As useful as a cigarette lighter on a motorbike. As useless as a chocolate teapot As useless as tits on a bull As weak as a salmon in a sandpit |
phr | Hungry |
| Ass's gallop | n | Brief period of time |
| Ass's roar (within) | n | Close proximity |
| Aul Man or Fella | n | father |
| Aul Wan | n | mother |
| Away with ye / away on / Aye right | phr | i dont really believe you |