Limerick Slang, Page 3

More Limerick slang, numbers 81 to 120, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Bone setter

    A man with a vigorous appetite for sexual activity.

  2. Nobber

    A cigarette that has been extinguished and saved to be relit at a later time.

  3. Baltic

    Extremely cold, used especially of the weather.

  4. Chief

    A term of respect or approval for a male.

  5. Trogladitie

    A factory worker on twelve-hour shifts who becomes so accustomed to artificial light…

  6. I'll tell you now in a minute

    I will tell you, not now, but soon, in around a minute.

  7. Roofers nail bag

    Extremely ugly, particularly of the face.

  8. Build up

    To roll a cannabis cigarette.

  9. Back us forra pint luh?

    I will gladly pay you Tuesday if you will contribute to the cost of my next alcoholic…

  10. Shot

    An orgasm.

  11. Ballbuster

    An annoying or exasperating person.

  12. Chungumz

    Chewing gum, rendered in child or street speech with added sibilance.

  13. Dogs eggs

    Dog faeces on footpaths.

  14. Mon we get langers

    An invitation to go drinking and get very drunk.

  15. Ball hopper

    A person who makes provocative statements or insults in order to elicit a reaction.

  16. Beer compass

    The mythical internal guidance system that miraculously delivers one safely home…

  17. Mup ou of the fog

    An incredulous dismissal telling someone to stop talking nonsense or get real.

  18. Smell of effort

    An expression indicating that something requires a great deal of effort and one cannot…

  19. Bate de back of her

    To have sexual intercourse with someone.

  20. Brasseye

    The anus.

  21. Yoke

    Ecstasy tablets or other illicit party pills.

  22. Banjaxed

    In a bad state of repair.

  23. Feek

    To engage in a romantic clinch or sexual encounter with someone.

  24. Mouldy

    To get drunk, be drunk, be hungover, someting that's disgusting.

  25. Pure

    Very.

  26. Cat

    Of extremely poor quality, dreadful, or thoroughly awful.

  27. Shift

    To kiss someone passionately with tongues; to French kiss.

  28. Cat malogen

    Outrageous, terrible or very bad.

  29. Hang sangwich

    A ham sandwich.

  30. Bate

    To beat somebody up.

  31. Tool

    An utterly foolish, incompetent, or annoying person.

  32. Sound

    An approving term meaning reliable, agreeable, fun and without hassle.

  33. Gammy

    Damaged, defective, or functioning poorly, often applied to an injured limb.

  34. Class

    Excellent, superb or first-rate.

  35. Aye

    Yes; also used at intervals while listening to a tedious speaker.

  36. Well

    A form of greeting used in place of hello.

  37. Daycent

    Brilliant or very nice indeed.

  38. Hi

    A common emphatic particle with no specific semantic content.

  39. Bollix

    A mildly insulting term of abuse for a man.

  40. Horse

    A casual greeting used among men, substituting the word horse or hurse.

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