Irish Dictionary
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| Irish Slang: | ¡@ | meaning in English: |
| Gaa, playing | v | gaelic football [from Gaelic Athletics Association] |
| Gack | n | refers to a foolish or stupid person. Can also be pronounced "gackawacka" |
| Gacky | a | "Wise up ya gack ye." "Those shoes are gacky looking." |
| Gaff | n | house |
| Gallery | n | great fun, someone is a gallery-entertaining person- a mad laugh |
| Galya | n | baby |
| Gameball | exclam | ok |
| Gammy | a | shitty, a load of crap, useless |
| Gander | n | a nosey look |
| Gansey | n | sweater, jersey, pullover or loads (of something) |
| Gary Glitter | n | your shitter or arse |
| Gas | a | funny |
| Gasur | n | young boy |
| Gatch | n | an unusual way of walking e.g. look at the gatch on him |
| Gawk | v | stare/to throw up - especially after alcohol |
| Gear | a/v | good,clothes |
| Gee | n | female genitalia (hard G sound) |
| Gee-bag | n | general term of abuse |
| Gee-Eyed | a | drunk |
| Gersha | n | young girl |
| Get off with (someone) | phr | make out |
| Get on like a house on fire | phr | to get on real well with someone |
| Gick | n | shit |
| Gicker | n | your bum [up the gicker (no man quicker)] |
| Gift | n | excellent, unexpected surprise |
| Gimp | n | an undeveloped weedy adult male |
| Git | n | rotten person |
| Give A Shite (usually with couldn't...) | phr | (couldn't) care less |
| Give Out | v | to criticize someone - 'She gave out to him something fierce over standing her up' |
| Gizmo | n | a thing or most often a guitar |
| a Go | n | turn/fight |
| Gob | n/v | mouth, as in: "shut your gob"/to split |
| Gobshite | n | idiot |
| Gobsmacked | a | very surprised |
| Go-car | n | baby's pushchair |
| Gollier | n | a big, fat spit of phlegmy stuff |
| Gom, Gombeen | n | idiot |
| Good Gear | n | good, clothes or stuff |
| Gooter | n | female genitalia |
| Gouger (As used by Dublin Garda) | n | a dangerous knacker/thief |
| Go way outta that! | phr | Dismissive response, indicating general disdain and disbelief |
| Gowl | n | stupid person/idiot |
| Grand | a | fine, nice |
| Growler | n | female genitalia (hairy growler) |
| Gushie/rushie | n | to throw up a sweet/candy or coin and have a crowd of kids run to catch it |
| Guard | n | policeman |
| Guff | n | nonsense or smell |
| Gullier | n | a large marble used when playing along the road kerb |
| Gummin' | v | salivating, dying for something e.g. I'm gummin' for a pint |
| Gur cake | n | a dense fruit cake |
| Gurrier | n | lout, hooligan or gypsy |
| Gut | n | stomach |
| Gutties | n | trainers, sports shoes |
| Guzz-eye | n | cast in the eye i.e. "he has a guzz-eye" |