Cork Slang, Page 18

More Cork slang, numbers 681 to 720, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

Updated

  1. Thundering bitch

    A particularly nasty, ill-tempered woman.

  2. Uncle jim

    Slang term for tin foil, frequently used for culinary or illicit preparation.

  3. A neck like a jockeys bollocks

    Extremely cheeky or forward.

  4. As gay as christmas!

    Exuberantly, unmistakably, or intensely joyful and bright, much like the festive season.

  5. Bull, bullin, bulled

    Slang used by countrymen / construction workers to describe the act of copulation.

  6. Cantankerous

    A difficult, irritable or contrary person.

  7. Chillington

    Extremely cold; a playful intensification of chilling.

  8. Come on ya coward

    A taunt directed at a timid or faint-hearted individual.

  9. Cranky aasha

    A perpetually cranky and ill tempered individual.

  10. Dance with you?

    An emphatic refusal to dance with someone.

  11. Dush

    An onomatopoeic word used to describe the sharp sound of a heavy impact.

  12. Fan

    A Cork City supporter who thinks everything is going brilliant even though…

  13. Fell from the ugly tree and bate off every branch

    Extremely ugly; worse than merely having fallen from the ugly tree.

  14. Funky

    Cowardly, timid, or lacking courage in a physical contest.

  15. Gamaroosh

    An affectionate term for the act of performing oral sex.

  16. Kerryman

    A foolish or idiotic person, especially from Kerry.

  17. Lasher

    A good-looking young woman.

  18. Narrow back

    A coward or someone lacking in bravery.

  19. Nawful

    Considered to be greater in degree than awful.

  20. Straight road

    The Carrigrohane Straight Road from The County Hall towards Ballincollig.

  21. Swat

    A nerd or overly studious person, often viewed as a social outcast.

  22. Will ya

    Will you.

  23. Wooden pegs

    Particularly thin or bony legs.

  24. You cudn't beat eggs with a hammer!

    You are pathetically weak or ineffectual.

  25. Blouse

    A weak, overly sensitive, or lily livered man who lacks backbone.

  26. Chill the gills

    Calm down, relax, or take things easy.

  27. Do be do

    A habitual present tense construction used to indicate regular, ongoing action.

  28. Fucked 7 ways into the

    In very serious trouble indeed.

  29. Genius

    A fool and an oddball combined.

  30. I will in me eye

    A sarcastic, emphatic denial meaning absolutely not.

  31. I'll drop ya

    I will knock you out with a single punch.

  32. Me Daza

    Nice, lovely, the business.

  33. Moxy hooter

    A truly disastrous, botched haircut that leaves the recipient looking ridiculous.

  34. Rabbie

    To throw a fit or have an angry outburst.

  35. Stamp

    The exact likeness or image of a person, especially a parent.

  36. The crazy roundabout

    The notorious Kinsale Road roundabout in Cork.

  37. Toff

    A small patch of hair left on the neck after a haircut.

  38. Up the ucks

    May I have the last portion or end of that item of food or drink.

  39. W.H.T. = wandering hand trouble

    When a gentleman's hands begin to wander freely over one's person during a kiss.

  40. Ass

    The end or final remnant of something, especially a drink.

Irish slang by county

Lucky dip!