Donegal Slang, Page 6
More Donegal slang, numbers 201 to 240, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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Trouble or bother.
A term of endearment for young children, typically used in Ulster.
Dead or having passed away from this mortal coil.
Messing or fooling around.
A phonetic rendering of hailing from a particular place.
A Donegal way of asking if someone is all right.
People crowding around something with unseemly curiosity.
A deviant or misbehaving individual who is acting the fool.
Seen a brave few summers in his/her day
A polite or indirect way of suggesting someone is getting on in years.
A formidable, almost godlike individual; the toughest fellow around.
An urgent command to come here and inspect something of great interest.
A potato.
To kiss or shift or whatever!
The prepositional phrase meaning in the company of or carried by you.
Describes a person that is carring alot of weight or wrinkled fat.
A rascal or scoundrel who is also a bit of an idiot.
A ewe.
To burst or pop open suddenly or to appear out of nowhere.
An expression indicating that someone is lying or exaggerating.
To tidy, clean, or organize a space.
A familiar term of address for a fellow, derived from sham and boy.
Do something while you get the chance as you might not get another chance as good.
The day after the present; tomorrow, delivered with a swift phonetic compression.
Unusually calm and still weather.
The state of drowsiness just before one falls asleep.
Do not stir up old arguments or contentious situations; leave well enough alone.
The greatest fool or simpleton of them all.
Extremely drunk.
A being, usually with long hair, who has no interest in sport and resides in The Loft.
The act of constantly borrowing or cadging something from others.
A sly or cunning individual.
Describes a person that is in a bad mood and a hard to talk to.
Describes a person carrying excess weight.
Stick.
A greeting used in parts of west Donegal.
Currying favour with elderly relatives in the hope of benefiting from their will.
To remember.
To take a walk or stroll.
Letterkenny slang for sir, used among local rogues.
Ya think he/she was dressed with a turf grape
Used to describe a person that dressed untidy wearing badly fitted or worn clothes.