Tipperary Slang, Page 17
More Tipperary slang, numbers 641 to 680, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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A baby's dummy or pacifier.
Looking for someone with intent to confront them.
An alternative pronunciation of hiccups.
Said of a supremely skilful hurler who could perform even in the most impossibly cramped…
In hurling, to strike the sliotar with force.
To express keen anticipation for travel or to describe someone constitutionally unable…
Extremely old or ancient.
Mushrooms.
A kettle that seems to take forever to boil.
An exclamation of surprise, disbelief or fright, literally "upon my soul".
To lament your lack of spends.
The act of kissing passionately, exchanging saliva during a prolonged embrace.
Extremely sad or moving enough to elicit tears from the hardest of hearts.
To kiss someone enthusiastically, literally to throw one's lips upon them.
Dressed up smartly or formally.
Outdoor drinking sessions favoured by teenagers, typically in secluded rural spots.
A useless, idle or lazy person or thing.
A well-known hotel in Tipperary that hosted discos where one might hope to find romantic…
A thoroughly damp, miserable and wet day.
Dismissed from employment; given one's marching orders.
Bread and sugar soaked in hot milk, a simple comforting dish.
To follow someone about persistently and annoyingly; to linger too close.
A tough, resilient fellow.
Descriptive term used to describe a fondness for alcohol.
A boastful fellow who is all talk and no substance.
Firing blanks; being impotent.
A tall, lanky, miserable sort of person.
Jumped suddenly.
Derogatory term for cheap, watery, or low-quality lager.
In a bad way physically.
When you don't know who you are being introduced to.
Why do you look so unhappy?
A pun on the word long, used when something is about to happen imminently.
You big fool; you complete idiot.
An informal greeting inquiring what one has been up to.
Young girls or young women.
A matter of little or no importance.
Yes, I am going.
Cross, contrary or perpetually argumentative.
An idle, good-for-nothing layabout who loiters on street corners.