Cork Slang, Page 27
More Cork slang, numbers 1041 to 1080, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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The local outdoor swimming pool.
Confused or mixed up, from the Irish.
If he was a ghost he wouldn't give ya a fright!
Some one who is very mean or tight with money or stuff in general.
The Victoria hospital.
An insult hurled at someone perceived as overly timid, soft, or unmanly.
To criticise someone severely, usually in their absence.
To throw a heavy metal bowl a great distance in traditional road bowling.
My grandmother.
Cheap, nostalgic confectionery traditionally sold by the single piece.
An old-fashioned superstition, folk belief, or magical charm.
An affectionate term for a total eejit or fool.
Neat and tidy in appearance, from the Irish.
A man who is overwhelmingly and publicly intoxicated.
To make amorous advances toward a young lady.
To be thoroughly exhausted or suffering the effects of a hangover.
Now now now, said the brown brown cow
A whimsical way of saying "now" to express reluctance or mild protest.
An exclamation of profound exasperation or severe fraying of one's patience.
A jocular greeting used in place of "How are you?"
Emphatic refusal; there is absolutely no chance one will comply.
A cute hoor; a cunning, sly, and shrewd operator who looks after number one.
A small sum of money returned by the seller to the buyer at a fair or deal as a token…
The old railway bridge in Pouladuff, Cork.
Cleaning the dishes.
Hawthorn berries, also known as haws.
University College Cork.
An insult directed at someone's appearance or character.
The former Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital on Western Road in Cork.
An expression of strong agreement.
A male contraceptive sheath or condom.
A hawthorn berry.
An ugly person.
An aggressive challenge issued when one notices another person staring.
A colourful way of saying goodbye.
An exclamation highlighting that someone has behaved in a particularly sly or cunning…
Roared as you fling sweets or a bag of crisps up in the air.
Clued in.
The Jack Lynch Tunnel.
Able to be in two places at the one time.
Plasticine.
West Cork for skipping school.