Irish Dictionary
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| Irish Slang: | meaning in English: | |
| ma | n | mother |
| Maggot, Stop acting the ... | phr | stop messin' around |
| Mala | n | plasticine |
| Mangled | a | drunk |
| Manky | a | filthy dirty |
| Mary Hick, Mary Banger | n | unfashionable female |
| Massive | a | brilliant, deadly |
| Master | n | the best, expression of approval. "It's the master" |
| Me arse and Katty Barry! | phr | yeah sure |
| Melted | a | very tired |
| Mentaller | a | crazy guy |
| Me ould segotia, me ould sweat, me ould flower | n | best friend |
| Messages | n | shopping, groceries |
| Messing | v | playing around |
| Midden | n | a sloppy person |
| Millie up! | phr | a fight going to start |
| Milling | v | fighting |
| Mind yer house! | phr | warning that one is going to be tackled from behind (sport) |
| Mind yourself | v | be careful |
| Minerals | n | soft drinks in the US, cool drinks in South Africa |
| Mingin' | a | dirty, manky |
| Missed by a gee hair | phr | just missed;
can be used to describe a near accident or a missed shot in soccer etc. |
| Mitch | v | bunk school, playing truant |
| Molly coddle | v | over protect |
| Mortaller | n | mortal sin |
| Mortified | a | embarassed, usually said by your ma |
| Mot | n | Girlfriend |
| Motherless | a | drunk |
| Mouldy | n | lousy/rotten |
| Mountainy | a | as in "She's a bit mountainy"; term of abuse for women from the country denoting big and rough like a mountain. |
| Muck | n | soil |
| Mucker | n | either a culchie or sometimes, a friend i.e. someone you muck around with |
| Muck-truck | n | culchie school bus |
| Muppet | n | fool, idiot |
| Murder | n | tough going/difficult |
| Muzzy | n | a little brat |