Sligo Slang, Page 6
More Sligo 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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In Cavan, unlike most other counties.
A girlfriend or any young woman.
In schoolyard slagging, someone who has never shifted anyone.
[vulgar: female genitalia, NB Cork/Munster may be first claimants of this phrase]
Hello, how are you.
A colloquial, phonetically altered pronunciation of a sandwich.
Underhanded, untrustworthy, or sneaky.
A derogatory term for someone perceived as common, uncultured, or foolish.
Driving a car sideways, especially in a skid or drift.
Irish pronunciation of mother.
An expression of shock at someone's dreadful appearance or attire.
For a car engine to stall unexpectedly.
A sarcastic interjection used to express disbelief or to mockingly dismiss an empty…
An expression said randomly with no particular meaning.
Tea, especially as a late-afternoon snack.
A term of endearment meaning my old friend or companion.
Shag off.
A very short skirt.
Substantial or considerable in size or degree.
Disgusting or abhorrent.
An emphatic expression of absolute certainty or agreement.
A hand-rolled cannabis cigarette.
Local pronunciation of roll meaning to knock someone over with a shoulder or a punch.
Embarrassed but in a shy way, like someone is put in the spotlight.
Look.
Father.
A home-made go-cart, usually made of a plank running between two pram axles…
Extremely drunk.
Visually striking, attractive, or handsome in appearance.
An unattractive person, especially one with a face likened to an overheated and deformed…
Absolutely not; a firm and unequivocal refusal.
Mischievous fooling around or messing about.
A two-litre bottle of cider.
Being extremely happy.
A person one dislikes; a derogatory term for an objectionable individual.
A cafe in Rockwood that does lovely brownies, and hot chocolate.
Having a party on the sand dunes at the beach, usually in the Enniscrone area.
To beat someone senseless.
A popular spot for fights among local students.
To comb the hair; used in parts of West Tipperary in place of the standard verb.