Galway Slang, Page 5
More Galway slang, numbers 161 to 200, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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A severe case or bad bout of an illness.
To be extremely frightened.
Drunk or inebriated.
Extremely bad or thoroughly unimpressive.
The latest gossip, news, or scandal.
The toilet or W.C.
To tear or rip away living flesh or tissue without the benefit of surgical instruments.
A foolish person.
Lucky, often undeservedly, as in a jammy goal.
Go on.
Exceptional, superb, or strikingly attractive.
A term often used at the beginning of a sentence, roughly meaning well or indeed.
Errands or shopping, especially the daily purchase of household provisions.
A foolish, ridiculous, or blundering person.
Literally the scrotum, but commonly used as an insult and occasionally in affectionate…
An order to stop staring rudely at someone or something.
A contemptible group or company of people.
To play truant from school.
To move or go somewhere.
A serious bout.
Term used at the start of a sentence to make it sound like you do not care.
Person from the countryside or of an agricultural persuasion.
To run very fast or make a hasty departure.
The posterior opening of the alimentary canal.
A mess or botch, as in to make a hames of something.
A young lady of questionable morals.
To rummage or search thoroughly through belongings or a messy space.
An all-purpose term of address for a group of people, not necessarily male.
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A man from west Cork, typically from a farming background.
Perfectly content or satisfied with a situation.
Left-handed or left-footed.
Of average or mediocre quality.
Money or cash.
An invitation to join for drinks in the pub.
Thoroughly drunk the previous night.
A spit of phlegm.
Drink, meaning alcohol itself.
Bothered or interested; cannot be arsed means cannot be bothered.
A grunger or goth.