Whist

exp.

Heard in Leitrim, Tipperary, Kildare, Kerry, Kilkenny, Donegal, Cavan, Armagh, Sligo and Carlow

Be quiet. Also: to listen or to shut up, depending on context and tone.

Ahh will you ever whisht, Ireland don't stand a chance in the World Cup.

Posh English

Oh, do hold your tongue, Ireland have not the faintest hope in the World Cup.

Same phrase, other counties

• Kilkenny
• Donegal
• Cavan
• Armagh
• Sligo
• Carlow
• Kerry
• Tipperary (not in the dictionary)
• Kildare (not in the dictionary)

Related terms

• Whist upAn instruction to shut up or be quiet immediately.
• Hould yur whistPlease be quiet.
• Shut up to fuck!Telling a person to shut up in an agressive manner.
• Shut yer bakeAn instruction to shut one's mouth and remain silent.
• Shut yer faceAn aggressive instruction to be quiet.
• Shut your gobAn abrupt command to be quiet.