Mayo Slang, Page 5

More Mayo 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. Hames

    A mess or botch, as in to make a hames of something.

  2. Root

    To rummage or search thoroughly through belongings or a messy space.

  3. Tight

    1.

  4. Scan

    A person from Milltown, County Galway.

  5. Hand shandy

    Male masturbation.

  6. Story horse

    A standard casual greeting, essentially asking what is the latest news.

  7. Citeog

    Left-handed or left-footed.

  8. Me hole

    An emphatic no.

  9. Grade

    Money or cash.

  10. A few scoops

    An invitation to join for drinks in the pub.

  11. Goosed

    Thoroughly drunk the previous night.

  12. Yalla

    Meaning the word or colour yellow ie.

  13. Hoop

    The anus or posterior.

  14. Cha

    A common dialectal term for tea, deeply rooted in working-class parlance.

  15. Plank

    A foolish or thick-witted person; someone acting stupidly.

  16. Slash

    An act of urination.

  17. Puck

    To strike with a closed fist.

  18. Nodge

    A small piece or lump of hashish.

  19. Blue arse fly

    A bluebottle fly, or to move about frantically; also to become excited or angry.

  20. Hop

    Leeway, get your own way, not get away with anything.

  21. Gaff

    A house or home.

  22. Any craic

    How are things?

  23. Tappin

    Engaging in sexual activity; more than mere cuddling.

  24. Oinseach

    A sloppy or untidy person usually female.

  25. Gouger

    A disreputable type prone to bad deeds.

  26. Cuck

    The slightest sound or noise.

  27. Lob the gob

    An expression used to describe the initiation of a passionate kiss.

  28. Boff

    A physical beating.

  29. Boreen

    A narrow country lane.

  30. Hanging

    Extremely hungover or physically wrecked following a heavy session of drinking.

  31. Mighty

    Excellent or splendid.

  32. Cabbage

    A foolish, silly, or slow-witted person.

  33. In a hoop

    Very drunk indeed.

  34. Up in a heap

    Disorganised or in a state of chaos.

  35. Mangled

    To be badly injured in an accident.

  36. Gas man

    An exclamation of amused disbelief at someone's foolish or surprising actions.

  37. Tick

    Becoming annoyed or angry.

  38. Gomey

    An eejit / dope.

  39. Jax

    The toilets.

  40. Cot

    Bed.

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