Cork Slang, Page 8
More Cork slang, numbers 281 to 320, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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Proceeding on foot.
Six "men" an seventeen dogs hunting a big savage rabbit and usually winnin'
In a state of heavy intoxication.
Extremely drunk.
A colloquial contraction of come on, used to urge someone along.
Cans of cheap, ungraded alcohol.
An exclamation of surprise or mild shock.
Attractive people, usually of the opposite sex.
A large commercial lorry or truck.
To compliment someone insincerely.
A man who is particularly fond of drinking beer.
An affectionate term of address for an old friend or trusted comrade.
A placeholder name for a man whose actual name one cannot recall.
A rural or rustic fellow, often used derogatorily.
Nonsense; something utterly unbelievable.
Come out now and bring yer mother witcha!
The thinking man's version of Come Out Now!
An exasperated exclamation of disbelief or annoyance.
An invitation to sexual intercourse.
To challenge someone to a fight.
A young female.
An unattractive person, especially one considered to have been rendered so by a notional…
A form of greeting inquiring after someone's wellbeing.
An insipid or indecisive person; one lacking in courage.
To own land with road access that can be sold as building sites, implying one has money.
A woman or girl, often used colloquially in the southern counties.
To deceive or tease.
A cheeky or coded way of asking if there is anything one might do to be of service.
A common affectionate term meaning I love you.
An abbreviation of lad.
To spoil or overprotect someone to an excessive degree.
Relaxed and at ease, in a state of pleasant torpor.
A call used in west Cork to summon or drive cattle.
A contemptible, untrustworthy, or thoroughly objectionable person.
Chewing gum.
Slang for sexual intercourse or intimate antics.
A thick-witted individual, eejit, or general simpleton.
A loud, high-pitched fart.
An unsavoury character.
To look or glance at something.
Come here to me, boy.