Mayo Slang, Page 8

More Mayo slang, numbers 281 to 320, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Brain

    The scrotum.

  2. Constellation

    A row of spots on someone's forehead.

  3. Covey

    A person from Westport in County Mayo.

  4. Schtory

    What is the news or latest gossip; how are things.

  5. Turbo tits

    A person who talks incessantly about cars.

  6. Bird neuck

    A person with a large Roman nose resembling a beak.

  7. Bronco

    Slang term for sexual intercourse.

  8. Mawn

    Short for "come on", used when hurrying someone.

  9. Tipping away

    Something or someone working well.

  10. Bawdrig bio

    Legendary school yard chant roared before beatings were dished out by bullies.

  11. Flakin

    A severe beating.

  12. Pawss

    To pass something to another person.

  13. Scuzz-balled

    Profoundly drunk or heavily intoxicated after drinking.

  14. Thats the hawm

    A definitive statement or final word on a matter; the bottom line.

  15. A-hay-na-haw

    An exclamation of anger, frustration or strong dislike.

  16. Bait the wives

    A large bottle of strong alcoholic cider.

  17. Build a nest in your ear

    A person who is excessively forward.

  18. Eye like a pontoon duck

    Accomplished at visually measuring distance or lining things up.

  19. Hiroshima neuck

    A fellow sporting an absurdly bulbous or ridiculous hairstyle.

  20. Lorf

    A laugh; something amusing.

  21. Schtoon

    A clumsy, dull-witted, or foolish person.

  22. West Brit

    An Irish person perceived as excessively Anglicised or fond of British culture.

  23. Bosca

    A television set, derived from the Irish word for a box.

  24. Crusty nuck

    A person of new age tendencies, typically unkempt.

  25. Get away sticks

    A humorous term for a woman's legs.

  26. Hello John

    A friendly greeting used when encountering a good friend.

  27. Lumberjack arms

    Large, muscular forearms, typically on a woman.

  28. Teatanie

    The area between the scrotum and anus.

  29. The bowls

    One's parents.

  30. Aho boy!

    An exclamation of excitement or approval following a powerful hit or tackle on the rugby…

  31. Godsquad

    The clergy or a priest.

  32. Shoneen

    A Mayo man in the old days who turned his back on tradition.

  33. Blawst

    A few quick draws on a cigarette.

  34. Bollak

    A foolish or objectionable person.

  35. Creel

    To beat, thrash, or physically assault someone.

  36. Gaws

    A phonetic spelling of gas, referring to town gas or suspicious odours.

  37. Grook

    To leave or depart.

  38. Jugaleanos

    Breasts.

  39. Nobra

    A block or sod of turf cut for burning on the hearth.

  40. Schleeveen

    A sly, underhand or devious person.

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