Cork Slang, Page 13
More Cork slang, numbers 481 to 520, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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To relax or chill out.
The state of poppies (potatoes)(or any vegetable) having been boiled too much.
Cunning or clever.
To practise coitus interruptus.
To look or stare.
A wild, unpredictable, or eccentric character.
A powerful punch or heavy blow with the fist.
He is a foolish or simple-minded fellow.
An enthusiastic cry of encouragement, akin to 'go on boy' or well done.
A cigarette that has been extinguished and saved to be relit at a later time.
South Dublin pronunciation of "right".
An instruction to wait, halt, or hold on.
Cross-eyed.
An expression used to tell someone to stop complaining.
A forceful blow delivered with the fist.
A fool.
The cinema or moving picture house.
A joyrider or car thief.
An average looking young woman.
I will beat you up.
To relax or make oneself comfortable.
An emphatic, dismissive retort or insult.
A squint or cast in the eye.
A messer or joker; one who teases or plays the fool.
To fondle one's own genitalia through one's trouser pocket.
An insult deployed to annoy or provoke someone, typically directed at a fellow.
1 Suggesting large or serious.
Well beaten in a match.
Look at the peculiar walk on that young fellow.
A person with an exceptionally long, lugubrious face.
A word used to emphasise that someone or something is exactly as described.
A fifty euro note.
A filler expression used when hesitating or thinking.
A warm, informal greeting between acquaintances.
Do as you wish; it is entirely your choice.
In severe trouble, deep difficulty, or facing imminent ruin.
An expression which can be loosely translated as "please".
A young farmer or rustic from the west of Ireland.
Keys, typically house or car keys, via rhyming slang.
A motor car or automobile.