Dublin Slang, Page 12
More Dublin slang, numbers 441 to 480, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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Something excellent, positive or highly satisfying.
The distinctive way a Dublin skanger pronounces "fuck".
A person guilty of caressing the anus of a person of perceived higher social status.
Annoying fool.
To comb the hair; used in parts of West Tipperary in place of the standard verb.
A one pound note.
A pointed rebuke to someone who has left a door ajar.
An extremely large number; a vast quantity.
A feed would leave ya fit to bull cows
A dinner so big a man could take on the tasks of a bull.
A rude refusal, equivalent to "ask my arse".
To vomit, or to feel extremely nauseous.
The Evening Herald, a newspaper hawked on Westmoreland Street in Dublin.
The last of someone's drink, especially the dregs at the bottom of the glass.
A friendly greeting used for a male acquaintance or friend.
A taxi, especially one hired to take one home.
To have some nerve.
A cigarette that has been extinguished and saved to be relit at a later time.
Mispronunciation of 'only', used as an intensifier to mean 'very' or 'extremely'.
South Dublin pronunciation of "right".
Contentedly merry after consuming a few drinks.
To be eccentric, foolish, or touched in the head.
The anus.
Money.
A mildly mocking term for a geeky-looking person who wears spectacles.
A threat that the violence visited on you will be intense.
Rhyming slang for a curry.
A Garda on a motorcycle.
A friendly chat or gossip between acquaintances.
Telling someone to remove themself from where they are standing.
A large quantity or a great deal.
A nasal mocking sound used when deriding someone.
A punch.
A sexual position involving bending forward.
Wudn piss on ya if you wer on fire
A declaration of extreme dislike indicating one would not help the other even in dire…
Possessing exceptionally large testicles.
Teasing or messing with someone, often playfully.
A coded invitation to go somewhere private for sexual activity.
Rhyming slang for one's sister.
To beat someone severely; also, to defeat comprehensively.
To talk nonsense at length.