Irish Slang for Rain
It rains in Ireland. A lot. So we have a word for every drop of it, from a soft day of misty drizzle to spitting, lashing, bucketing and bull rain, when you'd want to get in out of it fast. Here are 18 Irish words and phrases for rain, sorted A to Z, with what they mean and how they are used.
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Bidda lord lamping jaaazusWexford
An exclamation indicating that it is raining very heavily indeed.
Bidda lord lamping jaaaazus it's raining real heavy now ain't it
BucketingDublin +2
Raining heavily and persistently.
It was bucketing down out there while we were waiting for the bus like!
Bull rainOffaly
Extremely heavy rain; to pour down.
It's gonna bull rain dis evenin', lads.
Dirty owl wanTipperary
A thoroughly damp, miserable and wet day.
Dirty owl wan, be god a tis harry, pure sicknin'
It's a durtyowlwan todayFlogginTipperary
Raining heavily and relentlessly.
Tis floggin outside, you'd need a subaquatic vessel just to reach the shop!
Grate wedder for ducksTipperary
Raining heavily.
Miserable hoor iv a day Jimmy, tis joe, grate wedder for ducks alright...global warmin me arse...
Its pissinGalway
Describing heavy, relentless rainfall.
Get your coat quick enough, its pissin down out there!
LashingKilkenny +2
Heavy rain.
It's lashing out there...
Milderin' wetWaterford
Profuse precipitation, lashing rain.
'Twas milderin' wet de udder day boy, I was soaked through to me skundies so I was.
Millan outa de hevvinsTipperary
Raining very heavily.
'Twas millan outa de hevvins dis mornin, so I ducked under de covers an said good luck to de day.
PeltingKilkenny
Throwing something or rain falling heavily.
He pelted a stone at me... or
Its pelting rain outsidePelting rainWaterford
Raining heavily.
I got drenched it was pelting rain on the way home
Pissing rainMeath +1
A vivid description of particularly heavy rainfall.
Tis pissing rain outside
Soft dayKerry
A mild, damp day of misty drizzle, the prevailing weather in the Wesht of Ireland.
Jaysis tis a soft day lad, ye'd want yer oul waterproofs on.
SpittinTipperary +1
Light rain, barely more than a drizzle.
It's only spittin, no need for the coat
SquallyTipperary
Intermittent or scattered rain showers.
They only gave squally showers for today, but din they're always wrong.
Teamin'Roscommon
Raining heavily.
It's absolutely teamin' rain outside!
Udderin datTipperary
Intermittent rain, otherwise it was quite a nice day.
A nod owl shower, udderin dat, shur twas a ball iv a day.
Questions people ask
What do Irish people call rain?
Depends how much of it there is. A soft day is misty drizzle, spittin is light rain, and when it's lashing, bucketing or bull rain you'd want to stay in.