Gurrier

n.

Heard in Dublin, Wexford, Kilkenny and Galway

A scruffy young hooligan, rascal or troublemaker.

In use

Those gurriers are the ones who broke the window

Posh English

Those young ruffians are the very ones who shattered the window.

Same phrase, other counties

  • A gurrierA streetwise young tearaway or petty criminal from the town; a little hooligan.
  • A young whelpA male teenage delinquent or rascal.
  • LatchacoA rascal, chancer, or general troublemaker up to no good.
  • Young oneA young woman or girl, often used with mild familiarity.
  • Young wanA young woman or girl.
  • A young she ratA female juvenile delinquent.