Mayo Slang, Page 4

More Mayo slang, numbers 121 to 160, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Rank

    Unattractive or unpleasant.

  2. Stall the ball

    An appeal to halt proceedings, wait a minute, or calm down.

  3. Fierce

    Very or extremely.

  4. Horse

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

  5. Horsebox

    A friendly term of address used between pals upon meeting.

  6. Manky

    Horrible; filthy and unpleasant.

  7. Shades

    The Garda (Irish Police Force).

  8. Conya

    Rubbish, nonsense, or idle chatter.

  9. Rake

    A large quantity or bunch.

  10. Buckled

    Very drunk.

  11. Cac

    The gaelic for faecal matter excreted by the body in order to eliminate the waste…

  12. Sham

    A form of greeting.

  13. Ossified

    Very drunk.

  14. Jog on!

    A blunt way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you.

  15. Crathur

    Creature.

  16. Feen

    A yungfella.

  17. Jackeen

    A person from Dublin.

  18. Clem

    A foolish or ridiculous person.

  19. Stall

    An imperative command to stop, wait, or cease an action immediately.

  20. Scoops

    Alcoholic drinks, especially pints of beer.

  21. Acting the goat

    To act in a foolish or silly manner.

  22. Gatch

    The walk of someone.

  23. Latchico

    A lazy person, usually male.

  24. Townie

    A term used by Wexford country people to describe a person from Wexford town.

  25. Sup

    A small taste or sip of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one.

  26. Amadán

    A fool or idiot.

  27. Bad dose

    A severe case or bad bout of an illness.

  28. Well boi

    A colloquial greeting among young men.

  29. Ska

    The latest gossip, news, or scandal.

  30. Story

    A greeting used by Waterford people when asking what someone is doing or how they are.

  31. Schkelp

    To tear or rip away living flesh or tissue without the benefit of surgical instruments.

  32. Sketch

    To run away.

  33. Close

    Warm and oppressively humid.

  34. Barse

    The area between a mans testicles and anus.

  35. Lúdramán

    An idiot or fool.

  36. Mitch

    To play truant from school.

  37. Crush

    To move or go somewhere.

  38. Spuds

    Potatoes, or colloquially used to refer to the dinner table itself.

  39. Boodawn

    The male appendage.

  40. Puss

    A sulky, miserable facial expression or pout.

Irish slang by county

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