Cork Slang, Page 5

More Cork slang, numbers 161 to 200, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. On the ball

    A Waterford way of saying thank you very much.

  2. Not the full shilling

    Not fully mentally competent; a bit simple or foolish.

  3. Latchico

    A lazy person, usually male.

  4. Yonks

    Ages.

  5. Bowsy

    A disagreeable, unpleasant or rowdy person.

  6. Sup

    A small taste or sip of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one.

  7. Pandy

    Mashed potatoes.

  8. Amadán

    A fool or idiot.

  9. Any sca?

    Any news or gossip?

  10. Whore's melt

    A deeply offensive term for someone who smells foul or behaves despicably.

  11. Twisted

    Drunk or inebriated.

  12. I will in my hole

    No chance will I do that.

  13. Ska

    The latest gossip, news, or scandal.

  14. Muck savage

    A farmer or rustic.

  15. Jacks

    The toilet or W.C.

  16. Story

    A greeting used by Waterford people when asking what someone is doing or how they are.

  17. G'wan sure

    Go on.

  18. Sketch

    To run away.

  19. Unreal

    Exceptional, superb, or strikingly attractive.

  20. Batter

    Not to be confused with the stuff they coat burgers and sausages with in some parts…

  21. Musha

    A term often used at the beginning of a sentence, roughly meaning well or indeed.

  22. Hon

    A wexford person, as they over use this word when talking.

  23. Barse

    The area between a mans testicles and anus.

  24. I don't like the look of your one.

    Said of a woman you don't take to.

  25. Lauder

    A foolish, ridiculous, or blundering person.

  26. Stop Gawkin'

    An order to stop staring rudely at someone or something.

  27. Yer man

    That fella; a man whose name you don't know or won't say, or one you both know.

  28. Lúdramán

    An idiot or fool.

  29. As tight as a ducks arse!

    Extremely miserly; a person unwilling to part with even the smallest sum.

  30. Dose

    A serious bout.

  31. Aul doll

    One's mother.

  32. Fag

    A cigarette or tobacco smoke.

  33. Scatter

    To scatter or run away quickly.

  34. Cut

    The state or appearance of someone or something.

  35. Spanner

    A fool or idiot.

  36. Puss

    A sulky, miserable facial expression or pout.

  37. Hole

    The posterior opening of the alimentary canal.

  38. Hames

    A mess or botch, as in to make a hames of something.

  39. Flake

    To hurl or throw an object carelessly or with considerable force.

  40. G'way wit yerself!

    An expression of disbelief or playful contradiction meaning no way.

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