Monaghan Slang, Page 3

More Monaghan slang, numbers 81 to 84, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

Updated 24 October 2026

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81. Rare

    Tragic or uncool.

82. Shiftin'

    Kissing or snogging someone; a shift is a kiss, and to shift someone is to kiss them.

83. Hard neck

    Cheek or effrontery.

84. Doll

    Father, Mother and Parents respectively.

Irish slang by county

Ulster

• Antrim
• Armagh
• Cavan
• Derry
• Donegal
• Down
• Fermanagh
• Monaghan
• Tyrone

Munster

• Clare
• Cork
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• Limerick
• Tipperary
• Waterford

Leinster

• Carlow
• Dublin
• Kildare
• Kilkenny
• Laois
• Longford
• Louth
• Meath
• Offaly
• Westmeath
• Wexford
• Wicklow

Connacht

• Galway
• Leitrim
• Mayo
• Roscommon
• Sligo

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