Manky

n.

Heard in Meath, Kilkenny, Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Longford and Wexford

Very soiled, dirty or foul smelling.

Me shirt is manky!

Posh English

My shirt is positively filthy.

Same phrase, other counties

• Kilkenny
• Cork
• Dublin
• Limerick
• Longford
• Wexford

Related terms

• BenjyA foul aroma that is most unpleasant to the smelling organ.
• MankeySomething ugly, rotten or foul-smelling.
• Mouldy ghoulA foul-smelling vagina.
• Rank, chapA foul-smelling fellow.
• Dirty birdy'sPeculiar or wild young women, usually eccentric company.
• Dirty bollixes!A disparaging term for a person from Dublin, especially in the context of sport.