Sligo Slang, Page 8
More Sligo slang, numbers 281 to 320, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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A first-year student in secondary school.
That is very good or cool.
Have a face that would turn milk
To possess a countenance so unattractive or scowling that it could sour milk.
An emphatic dismissal meaning get out or go away.
A particularly unpleasant experience or occurrence.
As significant as a flea's fart in a hurricane
Utterly insignificant or of no consequence whatsoever.
A term of endearment, typically used when addressing a woman or child.
A casual greeting equivalent to hello or what's the story.
Up the middle and down the sides
Excellent or first rate.
An affectionate expression indicating that something is endearing or cute.
An expression meaning "Don't exaggerate" or "Be Realistic" and other such phrases.
Not a chance.
A backstabber.
An instruction to telephone or ring someone.
To overtake or pass someone at speed.
Used emphatically when one is angry or exasperated with another person.
What one sligonain boy looks for in another sligonian boy.
Fellatio.
Driving at excessive speed.
A local shopping centre or precinct where young people gather to socialise.
To visit the lavatory; to urinate.
Most definitely.
A cheeky greeting, often to a group of women.
As tight as a camel's arse in a sandstorm
Extremely reluctant to spend money; miserly.
An interjection placed before many other words for emphasis or as a verbal filler.
A house party or an unlicensed gathering place for drinking.
A request for cunnilingus.
Mischievous messing or skylarking around.
The local slang name for Ballinode College, a vocational secondary school in Sligo town.
An emphatic and shocked form of no.
Why are you telling me fictional stories.
Kissing or proceeding to more intimate activity with extreme enthusiasm.
A very fat person.
An enthusiastic exhortation equivalent to 'go on'; also used to cheer someone on.
A person who is markedly cooler than anyone else one knows.
Wana pound da head ov dis fella
I want to beat someone up.
A multi-pack of cheap Dutch lager, beloved by students and teenagers.
When a person is jokin about something.
A proposal to attempt to secure female company for the night.
An insult directed at the person one is addressing.