Dublin Slang, Page 7
More Dublin slang, numbers 241 to 280, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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An exclamation of utter disbelief, astonishment, or shock.
An eraser, usually found in a pencil case with rulers and toppers.
The plural form of your, used when addressing a group of people.
In Cavan, unlike most other counties.
A girlfriend or any young woman.
A severe verbal reprimand.
A mischievous or troublesome young person.
In schoolyard slagging, someone who has never shifted anyone.
[vulgar: female genitalia, NB Cork/Munster may be first claimants of this phrase]
Cool; agreeable.
Doing work on the side.
Underhanded, untrustworthy, or sneaky.
Brilliant / Marvellous.
Tough woman dressed like a tart.
To intentionally absent oneself from school or another duty without permission.
To ruin or thwart someone's plans.
A prominent or shapely posterior.
One should not limit oneself to a single romantic partner.
An expression of disbelief or an impolite way of telling someone to go away.
To be extremely hungry.
One's father or male parent.
Ice cream, usually a cone.
A thing whose proper name one cannot recall or does not know.
Proceeding on foot.
Exhausted or severely hungover following an evening of heavy drinking.
An instance of acute embarrassment or a blush-inducing moment.
Cans of cheap, ungraded alcohol.
Children.
A performance that is exceptionally poor or below par.
A condition of drunkiness where the eyes of the inebriated party resemble due…
A fool or idiot.
The male / female naughty bit.
A large commercial lorry or truck.
To have thrown something.
The invisible yet warming layer one acquires after a night of heavy drinking.
An extremely tiny measurement, the width of a woman's pubic hair.
More meat on a butcher's pencil
Description of a very thin person.
An affectionate term of address for an old friend or trusted comrade.
An ostentatiously pious individual who makes a show of religious devotion.
To physically hit or beat someone.