Like

exp.

Heard in Kilkenny, Sligo, Dublin, Wexford, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway

A common term used to fill in unwanted silences in any given sentence.

I went tew de cat laughs, like, d'ye know, and I had a gallery of a time, d'ye know like.

Posh English

I attended the comedy festival, if you follow my meaning, and I had a simply splendid time of it, quite so.

Same phrase, other counties

• Dublin
• Wexford
• Cork
• Limerick
• Waterford
• Galway
• Sligo (not in the dictionary)

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