Cork Slang, Page 21
More Cork slang, numbers 801 to 840, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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Two pints, usually of stout, an older pub term heard in Cork.
A battered, unreliable, or thoroughly disgraceful motor vehicle.
A casual greeting or friendly salutation.
Struggling.
The lining of sheeps stomach and sheeps intenstine.
A foolish or slow-witted person.
An exclamation of disgust.
Erectile dysfunction.
A repeated cry of pain or distress, originally when struck by a teacher.
A substitute or stand-in.
An exhortation of encouragement: yes, go for it.
Sweets, soft drinks, crisps, popcorn and similar snacks brought for a night in or a trip…
Both a way of saying that something is very useful.
An expression of genuine delight or satisfaction regarding a piece of positive news.
Musgrave Park rugby ground in Cork.
A proud native or resident of County Cork.
An appeal to calm down, relax, and stop making a fuss.
A wild, reckless adventure or escapade.
Scumbag, wearer of hats at 45degree angles, wearer of gold soverigns etc!
To light the old gas lamps along the streets of Cork in bygone days.
Went down like a cup of cold sick
Something received very badly indeed.
As thick as 2 planks put together
Extremely foolish or lacking in common sense.
A dim or hopeless sort of person, used as a slagging.
Exactly as if; for all the world like.
Give it to me.
The time in the middle of the day when pubs in Cork had to remain shut, by law.
A form of greeting meaning how are you.
To become heavily tanned or sunburnt from being out in the elements.
Testicles.
A savoury potato pie containing minced meat, traditionally sold in chip shops around Cork.
To depart, move along, or get going from a place.
To come to one's senses or wise up.
A person who cannot keep a secret.
A very annoying person.
Abbreviation for the Cork suburb of Gurranabraher.
How's your mother for dripping?
A cheeky or suggestive enquiry as to whether someone's mother requires any intimate…
Let us; an invitation to do something together.
My mother.
Unable to cope with or deal with something at present; overwhelmed.
Potatoes.