Yungwan / yungfella

All over Ireland

Young female / male. Yungwans and yungfellas do be always shifting wan anudder.

In use

The yungwans an' yungfellas do be shiftin' each other outside the chipper every Saturday night.

Posh English

The young ladies and young gentlemen are invariably to be found kissing one another outside the fish and chip shop every Saturday evening.

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  • A young whelpA male teenage delinquent or rascal.
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