Gammy

exp.

Heard in Waterford, Kilkenny, Mayo, Cork, Galway, Longford, Westmeath, Sligo and Limerick

Broken, awkward, clumsy, or entirely useless in function.

Stay away from that gammy stool before it collapses under ye la!

Posh English

Keep your distance from that decrepit stool before it collapses beneath you!

Same phrase, other counties

• Kilkenny
• Mayo
• Cork
• Galway
• Longford
• Westmeath
• Sligo
• Limerick

Related terms

• Gammy shamA bad or useless fellow; a fool.
• As awkward as a sow in football bootsExceedingly clumsy, uncoordinated, and awkward in one's movements.
• Gammy monaclesDefective or poor eyesight.
• Tits on a bullSomething completely useless or entirely redundant in function.
• As awkward as a bag of catsA group of people trying to operate whilst simultaneously thwarting each other's…
• Awkward as a bag of hammersA person who just makes things difficult for themselves by being an odd-arse.