Tipperary Slang, Page 19
More Tipperary slang, numbers 721 to 760, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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To get ill suddenly.
To describe someone who is exceptionally flexible or athletic.
To lose one's mental balance, become depressed or act foolishly.
A universal placeholder name for any gadget, object.
A playful exchange based on the names Larry and Dennis.
Suitable for a lazy person, not fussy.
Talking about something will not get it done.
The term used for French fries in Ballyporeen
That is remarkable or surprising.
A severe lecture or scolding, especially from one's spouse.
A dent on a motor vehicle.
Thirst.
A carton, especially of milk.
A pickaxe.
To sink in mud.
To grind the gears of a manual car when the driver cannot locate the correct one.
Sluggish, lazy, or lacking motivation.
Like trown id inta a bukkid a water
Methinks the lady has had a lot of lovers, before our night of passion.
Exclamation of admiration for an outstanding sporting feat.
To saunter or stroll about in a nonchalant, carefree manner.
To hit or slap someone.
A jocular instruction to a man who urgently needs to urinate.
Twasn't off the stones he licked that
The recent knowedle or behaviour displayed gy this peson is not new and was probably…
Willing or amenable, especially in a sexual context.
To make a pot of tea.
A boy or a child.
To injure oneself, especially the hands.
To look straight through someone with icy disdain or contempt.
To slag someone off.
To hurry up or make haste.
Describes a lot of things but in this case it is substituted for lumps.
An instruction to get on with the business at hand, from the Littleton area.
Rather face Killough with a spoon
I would rather try anything except that...killough is a well known landmark and quarry.
Extremely keen on sexual activity.
An idiot or fool.
Empty flattery or bluff.
To receive an unplanned and forceful dental adjustment.
A deadly blow.
A beetle.
Sly or cunning.