Cat

n.

Heard in Cork, Armagh, Donegal, Waterford, Wicklow, Antrim, Wexford, Tipperary and Dublin

Of very poor quality; not up to the expected standard.

In use

The beer in that pub is cat!

Posh English

The bitter ale served in that public house is perfectly frightful!

Same phrase, other counties

  • Cat malojanHaving undesirable or negative qualities. Cat is also used in Armagh / Sligo and other…
  • Cat melodeonAwful, terrible, very bad. Often just left as 'cat'. Sounds like 'melojen'.
  • Cat melojenDescribing something utterly atrocious, ancient, or of dreadfully poor quality. Melojen…
  • Pure catExtremely poor quality, dreadful, or awful.
  • QualityOf superior standard; excellent or top-notch.
  • Black cat black kittenTo behave according to type, a chip off the old block.