Dublin Slang, Page 14

More Dublin slang, numbers 521 to 560, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Black in here

    Extremely crowded or packed full.

  2. Carbollicked

    Exhausted or worn out after strenuous effort.

  3. Chipper

    A fast-food establishment specialising in fish and chips.

  4. Confusicus' law

    The state in which everything proceeds favourably or according to plan.

  5. Cut of

    The appearance or general look of a person.

  6. Gargle

    Alcoholic beverages.

  7. Gotchy

    A night watchman or security guard.

  8. Meltin me brain

    To experience intense mental fatigue or confusion caused by someone's tedious nonsense.

  9. Offie

    An off-licence, a premises licensed to sell drink for carry out.

  10. Persian rugs

    Rhyming slang for drugs, especially illegal ones.

  11. Skag

    A particularly unpleasant experience or occurrence.

  12. Snack box

    A slap or punch.

  13. Specky-4-eyes

    A person who wears spectacles, often used teasingly.

  14. There well matched

    Slightly derogatory way of saying 2 people are suited to each other.

  15. Wudnt give d steam of their piss

    Exceedingly stingy or selfish to an almost mythical degree.

  16. Budgie balls

    A man with unusually small testicles.

  17. Fanny tiddle

    To flatter or cajole someone.

  18. Feck

    A milder stand-in for the stronger swear with a 'u' instead of the 'e'.

  19. Gee features

    An insult directed at someone possessing a peculiarly unattractive or severe facial…

  20. Gism

    Semen or ejaculate.

  21. In ribbons

    In bits or tattered.

  22. Smoke under the shower

    Has a very large nose.

  23. Veras

    Rhyming slang.

  24. Whats the storeey on a jump?!

    A crude inquiry as to the possibility of sexual intercourse.

  25. Beat together

    Someone who is very ugly.

  26. Chandeliers

    Ears.

  27. Dumschuss

    Onomatopoetic description for banging house music.

  28. Give a backer

    To give someone a lift on the back of one's bicycle.

  29. Horror

    Unattractive or deeply unfortunate in facial appearance.

  30. Terrible

    Very or extremely, used as an intensifier.

  31. The world and his mother are here

    Lots of people are at a particular social event or night.

  32. Big enough to pick shamrock

    Extremely small in stature.

  33. Big wig down the cracker factory

    A person of importance or high status.

  34. Gaa

    Gaelic football (pronounced 'gaah' or 'gyaah').

  35. Going like the clappers

    Usually referring to the sexual act and the vigorous in and out thrust as the couple…

  36. Inanyway

    An intensifier added to the word anyway.

  37. Jo maxi

    Taxi.

  38. Kebab

    A slang term for the female genitalia.

  39. Pissed as a fart

    Extremely drunk.

  40. Scorpy hole

    A hotheaded or irritable person.

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