Offaly Slang, Page 6

More Offaly slang, numbers 201 to 240, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Wigs on the green

    Serious trouble or consequences; hell to pay.

  2. Xtra

    An ugly or superfluous person.

  3. Colouredy

    Multi-coloured.

  4. Dangleberry

    Hard balls of fluff (and other matter) that gather on a hairy arse…

  5. Malarkey

    Nonsense, a ridiculous fuss or passing fad.

  6. Slaggin

    Slagging: teasing, mocking or banter, giving someone a hard time in fun.

  7. Theadalite

    A surveying instrument more commonly known as a theodolite.

  8. Your cruisin' for a bruisin'

    You are getting on my nerves, if you don't stop I will beat you.

  9. Bail

    To leave, clear off, or go somewhere.

  10. Between hoppin' and trottin'

    Amid all the toing and froing.

  11. Give out yards

    To deliver a severe reprimand.

  12. Sickness

    Feeling very ill.

  13. Belting

    To inflict severe physical blows upon someone; to beat heavily.

  14. Draw

    The process by which tea is allowed to infuse or steep after the boiling water is added.

  15. Proush

    The state that potatoes assume when boiled for far too long.

  16. Dont be browning me

    Please stop annoying or pestering me.

  17. Scutch

    A strike or slap, administered to a living organism, usually human.

  18. Chawin

    Giving cheek or backchat.

  19. Cnut of a yoke

    A deeply frustrating, broken-down, or annoying piece of machinery.

  20. Ingine

    A motor vehicle, usually a tractor.

  21. Cronge

    To castrate.

  22. Fair class

    An expression of high praise meaning excellent, top tier, or very good.

  23. Paperwork

    To wipe one's bottom after using the lavatory.

  24. Goin' back

    The evenings drawing in, specifically the shortening of daylight hours.

  25. Hairy checkbook

    Alternative (sexual) method of payment due to lack of funds on the females behalf.

  26. Moh

    A long-term female partner sufficiently at ease in the relationship to perform fellatio.

  27. Slapped

    A sudden, clumsy fall or tumble to the ground.

  28. Cuntin bollocks

    A term of severe exasperation or abuse hurled at a truly annoying person.

  29. Hah

    An interrogative tag seeking agreement or opinion.

  30. Wabbo's

    The Garda Síochána or police.

  31. As auld as matusalum

    Extremely old.

  32. Cider cider

    Sparkling, low-strength alcoholic drink made from apples.

  33. Comairs

    The manner in which a person behaves or carries on.

  34. In a dreep

    In a state of profuse perspiration.

  35. Tip in

    To walk into a building or premises.

  36. Turnt up

    Overturned or turned upside down.

  37. Druv

    Past participle of drive, known in the rest of the English-speaking world as "drove".

  38. Trouser gas

    A flatus or passing of wind from the bowels.

  39. Corduroy face

    Derogatory description of an elderly person who has lots of wrinkles.

  40. Missus

    A familiar or slightly brusque form of address to a woman.

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