Offaly Slang, Page 4
More Offaly 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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A mild exclamation, like a softened curse.
A foolish or ridiculous person.
Very funny or amusing.
To tease or give someone a hard time.
Mischief, roguery or general devilment.
A term used by Wexford country people to describe a person from Wexford town.
A young boy, lad, or cheeky young fellow running about the place.
A small taste or sip of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
A large quantity or generous abundance of something.
A fool or idiot.
To tear or rip away living flesh or tissue without the benefit of surgical instruments.
Abbreviation of how are you.
Lucky, often undeservedly, as in a jammy goal.
Drunk.
Swearing or cursing profusely.
A foolish, simple-minded, or gullible person who frequently makes a show of themselves.
Warm and oppressively humid.
Intensely intoxicated or drunk following a heavy session of drinking.
A casual greeting inquiring about someone's current well-being.
A serious bout.
Person from the countryside or of an agricultural persuasion.
A sulky, miserable facial expression or pout.
A mess or botch, as in to make a hames of something.
Describes someone who is not quite with it, somewhat vague or confused.
Used as an intensifier meaning very or exceedingly.
Left-handed or left-footed.
Of average or mediocre quality.
To throw or fling something.
One of the most overused words in Dublinese.
To injure or hurt oneself through clumsiness or misfortune.
An act of urination.
To have none.
Cannot; unable to do something.
Messy/Dirty.
A final riposte when all other slagging has failed.
Waterford pronunciation of the word nothing.
A crude retort when asked the whereabouts of another person.
Used by older people in place of "against".
A disreputable type prone to bad deeds.
An expression used to describe the initiation of a passionate kiss.