Deadly

adj.

Heard in Tyrone, Kilkenny, Wexford, Dublin, Fermanagh, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Tipperary

Excellent or superb, used to describe anything that is very good.

Ah that feed was deadly.

Posh English

My word, that meal was absolutely splendid.

Same phrase, other counties

• Kilkenny
• Wexford
• Dublin
• Fermanagh
• Cork
• Galway
• Waterford
• Tipperary

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