Flute

exp.

Heard in Fermanagh, Tipperary, Mayo, Sligo, Galway, Limerick, Longford, Cork and Dublin

A polite alternative to 'feck'.

In use

Where the flute's me tinwhistle

Posh English

Where on earth is my woodwind instrument?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Acting the fluteTo behave like a fool or an idiot.
  • In and out like a donkey's fluteIn and out with great frequency.
  • Ya fluteAn affectionate term for a foolish or clumsy person.
  • FlukePolite alternative to 'feck' yet more severe that 'flute.
  • FeckA milder stand-in for the stronger swear with a 'u' instead of the 'e'. Like eejit, it…
  • FlipA mild expletive, a more polite version of feck or fuck.