Sligo Slang, Page 4
More Sligo 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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An annoying or tiresome person.
An appeal to halt proceedings, wait a minute, or calm down.
Be quiet.
A friendly term of address used between pals upon meeting.
Amusement or fun.
Extremely hungover.
A large quantity or great heap of something.
Horrible; filthy and unpleasant.
Kidding or fooling oneself.
Fiddling or messing with something.
Very drunk.
The gaelic for faecal matter excreted by the body in order to eliminate the waste…
Very drunk.
A filler word indicating vagueness or uncertainty; your guess is as good as mine.
A mild exclamation, like a softened curse.
Regional pronunciation of beating.
Extremely angry or furious.
"Craic" has a couple of very broad meanings.
A foolish, annoying, or incompetent person.
The wrong way around or in the incorrect order.
An imperative command to stop, wait, or cease an action immediately.
Alcoholic drinks, especially pints of beer.
Unpleasant, of poor quality, or gone badly wrong.
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A colloquial greeting among young men.
One who's unbelievable in a bad way.
To be extremely frightened.
To tear or rip away living flesh or tissue without the benefit of surgical instruments.
Abbreviation of how are you.
In a state of deadlock.
Cheek or making fun of someone.
Exceptional, superb, or strikingly attractive.
Out of control; erratic.
One's mother, spoken with affectionate familiarity in the vernacular.
A term often used at the beginning of a sentence, roughly meaning well or indeed.
Literally the scrotum, but commonly used as an insult and occasionally in affectionate…
That fella; a man whose name you don't know or won't say, or one you both know.
Extremely miserly; a person unwilling to part with even the smallest sum.
A cigarette or tobacco smoke.
A fool or idiot.