Galway Slang, Page 4
More Galway slang, numbers 121 to 160, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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Good luck.
A form of greeting used in place of hello.
A punch.
Very or extremely.
Amusement or fun.
A large quantity or great heap of something.
Horrible; filthy and unpleasant.
A foolish or incompetent person.
Rubbish, nonsense, or idle chatter.
A large quantity or bunch.
Kidding or fooling oneself.
Fiddling or messing with something.
The gaelic for faecal matter excreted by the body in order to eliminate the waste…
A form of greeting.
Very drunk.
A foolish, dodgy, or grasping person; a general rogue or eejit.
A filler word indicating vagueness or uncertainty; your guess is as good as mine.
To strike, punch, or deliver a heavy blow to someone.
A yungfella up to no good, sometimes called a tipper or guyer.
Creature.
"Craic" has a couple of very broad meanings.
A foolish, annoying, or incompetent person.
The wrong way around or in the incorrect order.
A foolish or ridiculous person.
An imperative command to stop, wait, or cease an action immediately.
Very funny or amusing.
An order to regain one's composure and cease behaving foolishly.
A powerful urge to retch or vomit.
To tease or give someone a hard time.
A quick look or inspection of something.
A chancer or opportunist, someone likely to try to get away with anything.
A request for the last remnants of someone else's cigarette, drink or food.
Not fully mentally competent; a bit simple or foolish.
A lazy person, usually male.
A term used by Wexford country people to describe a person from Wexford town.
Ages.
A small taste or sip of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
An old, decrepit motor vehicle that is barely roadworthy.
A large quantity or generous abundance of something.
A fool or idiot.