Kilkenny Slang, Page 5

More Kilkenny 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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  1. Elephants

    Very drunk.

  2. Flake

    To hurl or throw an object carelessly or with considerable force.

  3. Lash

    1.

  4. Drain the spuds

    A colloquial euphemism for the act of urinating.

  5. Bog warrior

    A man from west Cork, typically from a farming background.

  6. Headin

    Departing or making one's way toward a specific destination.

  7. Legging it

    Running away at speed, especially to escape from trouble.

  8. Drop the hand

    To acquaint oneself intimately in a manual fashion with the privates of another.

  9. Tippin

    Kissing or courting; seeing someone romantically.

  10. Flaithiúlach

    Someone who is very generous, particularly with money, is said to be flaithiúlach.

  11. Gaff

    A house or home.

  12. Bog trotter

    A person from the countryside; a rural dweller.

  13. Abroad

    Outside or out of doors.

  14. Wet the tea

    To brew a pot of tea.

  15. Growler

    A rude term describing the nether regions of the female of the homo sapiens sapiens…

  16. Guff

    Useless complaints, unnecessary fuss, or tiresome hassle.

  17. Queen

    A romantic female partner or girlfriend.

  18. Brickin it!

    Experiencing intense fear or panic, as if constructing masonry in one's trousers.

  19. Erection section

    The slow set that useta be on every 5 minutes down in Breens.

  20. Bud

    A term for friend or pal, common in Dublin.

  21. Coola boola

    This is used to express some understanding to an answer or statement.

  22. Hash

    Cold or nippy weather.

  23. Oxter

    The armpit.

  24. Gomey

    An eejit / dope.

  25. Rip

    A noisy emission of flatulence; a powerful fart.

  26. Touched

    Describing someone who is mentally unbalanced, eccentric, or acting in a foolish manner.

  27. Rubber

    An eraser, usually found in a pencil case with rulers and toppers.

  28. Scratcher

    One's bed.

  29. Narky

    Irritable, cranky or in a bad mood.

  30. Scutters

    Diarrohea.

  31. Frigid

    In schoolyard slagging, someone who has never shifted anyone.

  32. Nixer

    Doing work on the side.

  33. Tip

    A quick outing to somewhere.

  34. Bogball

    Gaelic football.

  35. Tay

    Tea, the hot beverage made from an infusion of leaves from the tea plant.

  36. Fillum

    A film or motion picture.

  37. Dog rough

    A person who fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

  38. Janey Mack

    An exclamation of surprise or mild shock.

  39. Sprog

    Children.

  40. Strawberry pickers

    A derogatory term for people from County Wexford.

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