Irish Dictionary
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| Irish Slang: | ¡@ | meaning in English: |
| Tackies | n | runners/trainers |
| Tan | n | an English person |
| Thick | n/a | idiot/stupid |
| Thick as a ditch | phr | really stupid person |
| Thick as a brick | phr | stupid |
| Thick as a plank | phr | stupid |
| Throwing Shapes | v | what a shaper does...see above |
| Thunder & Lightning | n | knock like thunder, run like lightning: knocking at a door and running away |
| Tinker | n | gypsy/travelling person/insulting term for a low-class female |
| Tin | n | Garbage dump/dirty, messy place - 'That pub is an awful tip' |
| Togs | n | swimming trunks |
| Tonne/ton | n | one hundred; doing a ton = driving at 100 mph or to owe someone a ton=to owe 100 pounds |
| Tosser | n | wanker |
| Toucher | n | someone who is always looking for a handout |
| Touched | n | a strange individual |
| Trap | n | mouth |
| Tripe | n | bullshit; [in an American context] menudo served on Saturdays at your local Mexican Restaurant in AZ. |
| the Trots | n | the Trots |
| Turf Accountant | n | a.k.a. bookie / betting shop for horse or greyhound racing |
| Twisted | a | very drunk |
| Twistin' hay | v | means you're starting trouble, usually in a playful way |
| Two-bulb | n | squad car |