Galway Slang, Page 10
More Galway slang, numbers 361 to 400, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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An insult describing someone with a particularly pinched, aggressive.
An alcoholic.
Are you mad?
An exclamation uttered when one is shocked or surprised.
An undone zip on one's trousers.
A cool or impressive piece of technology.
To have kissed someone.
A verbal pact between friends not to finish the last of shared cigarettes or drink.
To have unusually long, spindly legs.
A habitual liar or someone prone to spinning grand falsehoods.
An insult directed at someone's unattractive or comical facial features.
An exclamation of joy or approval.
A person from Moycullen, County Galway; also implying an innocent or naive fellow.
To sneak or pilfer something.
Someone is coming, ie we are caught.
A cheeky farewell meaning "good luck to you, fool".
To be caught by the Gardai engaging in an illegal act...or to kiss or be sexually…
A person who talks too much or too loudly.
The rule whereby one may keep another's property if one has had it in one's possession…
To depart from a location, often with haste or a sense of purpose.
A thoroughly decent, kind, and agreeable person.
A declaration of complete certainty or sincerity.
To engage in sexual intercourse.
Slang term for ecstasy pills, referencing their illicit street reputation.
Annoyed or bewildered.
An untrustworthy or irritating person.
To be knowledgeable or well informed about something.
Cheap, low-quality spectacles.
Messing around or acting the fool.
To be extremely expensive.
Cannabis or herbal marijuana.
What.
Extremely intoxicated from alcohol or under the influence of substances.
Messing about, acting the fool, or behaving boisterously.
A cheap, flimsy lock that can be broken with minimal effort.
To get out of situations, to slip away.
A verstatile word can be used as an expression of disappointment.
Extremely drunk, to the point where the eyes appear sunken.
A studious or nerdy person.
To keep watch for someone or something.