Cat

n.

Heard in Tipperary, Kerry, Armagh, Donegal, Waterford, Wicklow, Antrim, Wexford, Cork and Dublin

Appalling, dreadful, or of the lowest possible standard.

In use

The weather for the match today was cat altogether like!

Posh English

The meteorological conditions for the sporting fixture today were thoroughly dreadful!

Same phrase, other counties

  • Cat malojanHaving undesirable or negative qualities. Cat is also used in Armagh / Sligo and other…
  • Cat melodeonAwful, terrible, very bad. Often just left as 'cat'. Sounds like 'melojen'.
  • Cat mologenUtterly terrible or appalling.
  • Pure catExtremely poor quality, dreadful, or awful.
  • Black cat black kittenTo behave according to type, a chip off the old block.
  • Cat malogenTerrible, awful, or disastrous.