Donegal Slang

Donegal slang, straight from the people who use it. Here are the best Donegal words and phrases on slang.ie, most popular first, each with a meaning and a Posh English translation.

  • CatDonegal +14

    Of extremely poor quality, dreadful, or thoroughly awful.

    The weather down in Wicklow is cat hi, you wouldn't put a dog out.

  • BogDonegal +5

    Kissing vigorously or randily. clean slurpin da face off her.

    Go on tommy, bog on inta her!
    His granny walked in and tommy clean boggin in de her

  • Aul dollDonegal +4

    One's mother.

    I don't think the aul doll was too pleased with what went on.
    I'll ask my aul doll if I can go out.

  • FagDonegal +5

    A cigarette or tobacco smoke.

    Here bud, gon gime a fag to tide me over till the shop opens.

  • Dry upDonegal +2

    Hold your tongue or stop talking nonsense.

    Ara dry up

  • TightDonegal +3

    Cruel or nasty. Can also mean someone mean as in "as tight as a fish's hole / duck's arse."

    Dat brute is tight with the weeans (kids)!

  • Houl your tongueDonegal

    An instruction to remain silent or stop talking.

    Quit yer bltherin and houl your tongue for wan minute!

  • WeeDonegal +5

    Small in size, extent, or degree; often used affectionately in speech.

    I've just a wee bit of work left before I can hit the pub la.

  • YaDonegal +2

    The pronoun you, often appended for emphasis at the end of a sentence.

    Behave yourself will ya, before the sergeant catches us!

  • WileDonegal +4

    Very bad or terrible.

    Look out de windy, 'tis a wile bawd day!

  • CannyDonegal +2

    Cannot; unable to do something.

    I canny make head nor tail of these bloody Irish sums at all!

  • Get ta fuck!Donegal

    An expression of disbelief meaning get real, or a blunt dismissal equivalent to go away.

    Get away with ya ta fuck!

  • FounderedDonegal +2

    Extremely cold. Also: to be cold.

    I was foundered waiting on that bus this morning
    Am fair foundered

  • HaveralDonegal +3

    A very greedy person or one who overindulges.

    My word I made a haveral of myself at dinner last night see that haveral with food on his face...

  • ClaneDonegal +1

    To be extremely drunk or severely intoxicated, while enjoying a serious buzz.

    Man 1 'good night last night?'
    Man 2 'jaysus sure I can't remember I was as clane'

  • FeekingDonegal +5

    To kiss or engage in amorous activity with someone, typically at a disco.

    Did ya see the bure I was feeking last night?

  • WeanDonegal +2

    A child or young offspring.

    Mind the weans would ya while I run into the shop for some messages?

  • NawDonegal +1

    A regional phonetic rendering of the negative particle no, delivered with emphasis.

    Naw I will not, not for all the tea in China la!

  • You'd fight wi your own shawdowDonegal

    Describes a person that gets very aggresive when they take a few drinks.

    Your a wile man john you'd fight wi your own shadow when your on da tear

  • GissaDonegal +1

    A girl or young woman.

    Should gimme 20 carrolls gissa

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