Dublin Slang, Page 2

More Dublin slang, numbers 41 to 80, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Us

    The objective pronoun me, frequently employed where standard English uses my or I.

  2. How's yer father?

    A euphemism for sexual intercourse.

  3. Bobfoc

    Body Off Baywatch Face Off Crimewatch- can be a very deceivingly good looking person…

  4. Wudn get ur hole ona golf course

    You are exceedingly unattractive; a cutting insult.

  5. Cracker

    A good looking boy or girl.

  6. NIGS

    Not In Goal.

  7. Bud

    A term for friend or pal, common in Dublin.

  8. Amn't

    Am not; am I not?; have I not?

  9. Hash

    Cold or nippy weather.

  10. Brains!

    'Use your brain' or 'obviously!' ' thaat one you don't even have to think about'

  11. Mad scone

    An exceptionally admirable or popular person.

  12. Actin de boyra

    Behaving like a legend or showing off in a charismatic way.

  13. Ye dope

    An affectionate or mocking term for an idiot, directed at the person one is speaking to.

  14. Boat race

    Rhyming slang for face or facial appearance.

  15. Head

    A term of address for a mate or buddy.

  16. Scratcher

    One's bed.

  17. Scutters

    Diarrohea.

  18. Sleeveen

    Sleeveen is a complex expression.

  19. What's the jackonory?

    A casual inquiry used to solicit news, updates, or the current state of affairs.

  20. Flake out

    To collapse from exhaustion or inebriation.

  21. Bag

    Rhyming slang, bag of coal, hole.

  22. Whippersnapper

    A young child.

  23. Reef

    Itchy or irritated.

  24. Bag of shyte!

    An affectionate term for someone who is being a nuisance or rascal.

  25. Flowers

    Expression used to describe when a female is going through her menstrual cycle.

  26. Te hack aya

    An expression of contempt meaning "who do you think you are?"

  27. Know what I mean vaseline?

    Do you know what I mean?

  28. Wrote off

    Extremely drunk.

  29. Having the bants

    Having a conversation, usually involving 3 or more people and a few alcoholic beverages.

  30. Jockey

    A slang term for a member of the Garda Síochána who patrols on a motorcycle.

  31. Thingymajig

    A placeholder term for an object whose name one cannot recall.

  32. Yokeymabob

    A thing whose name one cannot recall at the moment.

  33. Give us a shot o dat

    Making a request of antoher to have a "go" of something.

  34. Grushy or gushy

    At a Dublin wedding the best man traditionally throws small change to the children…

  35. Barrel arse

    A generously proportioned woman possessing an especially large posterior.

  36. Up in Nelly's room behind the wallpaper

    Response to an enquiry regarding the unknown whereabouts of an object or objects.

  37. Butcher's hook

    Dublin rhyming slang for 'look'.

  38. Out of me bin

    Extremely drunk or incapacitated, especially by drugs.

  39. Relax the cax

    An instruction to calm down, keep one's composure, or stop panicking.

  40. Bottle

    Courage, nerve, or audacity in the face of risk.

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