Irish Insults
Nobody does a put-down like the Irish. Here's a curated list of Irish insults for when someone really has it coming, from a gentle eejit to a full blown gowl, with a Posh English version so you can say it at the golf club.
Classic Irish insults 20
GowlAll Ireland +12
In Limerick, this term means someone who is nasty. One is basically comparing the person to the 'c' word (for vagina).
Ah g'wan, gimme a Meanie ye greedy gowl!
GimpDublin +8
A foolish, annoying, or socially inept male.
Get out of my face, ye bleedin gimp!
ToolAll Ireland +10
An utterly foolish, incompetent, or annoying person.
Dat fella's an absolute tool for crashing the car into a ditch!
EejitAll Ireland +13
A foolish or silly person.
Jaysus he's an awful eejit
GobshiteWexford +6
Fool.
That lad over there is an awful gobshite
Even when he's in the wrong he continues to argue the toss...the gobshite!BollixAll Ireland +8
A mildly insulting term of abuse for a man. Derived from 'bollocks'.
Don't mind him, he's only a little bollix
MuppetSligo +8
A foolish or incompetent person. Also an idiot.
Ya muppet ya
He's a muppetGombeenWaterford +7
A foolish, dodgy, or grasping person; a general rogue or eejit.
Look at de state of yeh, yer some gombeen tryin' to flog dat knackered bicycle!
FluteMayo +8
A foolish, annoying, or incompetent person.
He's an awful flute that fella, crashing the tractor into the ditch!
LangerCork +5
Literally means penis, but can be used as an insult, or to affectionately refer to Cork people. It is a very flexible word and can be used in several…
Ye langer! Ye made me drink a langer-load and now I'm langers, ye langball!
ClemSligo +7
A foolish or ridiculous person.
Yer some clem droppin' yer keys down de drain like dat!
ChancerLongford +7
A chancer or opportunist, someone likely to try to get away with anything.
Yer man's an awful chancer, keep an eye on him.
GurrierAll Ireland +7
A yungfella up to no good, sometimes called a tipper or guyer.
Ya little gurrier! get ova here!
BowsyGalway +3
A disagreeable, unpleasant or rowdy person.
He's a pure bowsy
LatchicoRoscommon +11
A lazy person, usually male.
Get up outta bed, you latchico.
AmadánKerry +8
A fool or idiot.
Look what you did, you friggin' amadán!
That guy is some amadán
You bleedin' amadan!Gobdaw!All Ireland +6
A foolish person.
If you don't understand what a gobdaw is you aer 1!
DopeDublin +3
A foolish, simple-minded, or gullible person who frequently makes a show of themselves.
Will you look at yer man droppin' his keys down the drain, what an absolute dope!
LauderKerry +4
A foolish, ridiculous, or blundering person.
Some lauder he is, lockin' his own keys inside the tractor!
LúdramánKildare +6
An idiot or fool.
You're some lúdramán.