Tipperary Slang, Page 25

More Tipperary slang, numbers 961 to 1000, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Dig de durt

    Difficult to clean; caked on dirt.

  2. Dolled up to de nines

    Dressed very smartly or elaborately.

  3. Finesthh

    Good or satisfactory.

  4. Floggin

    Raining heavily and relentlessly.

  5. Fooster

    A forceful strike or kick, often delivered with intent to cause discomfort.

  6. Frizzled

    Freezing cold or thoroughly frozen.

  7. Full'a'clever

    To be a smart alec or know-it-all.

  8. Hit dowl labba

    To go to bed.

  9. Hows yer moder for blocks?

    A jocular greeting, inquiring after one's mother in a colourful manner.

  10. Jaw

    Cross, contrary, or wearing a sour expression.

  11. Lung

    A homemade device for inhaling cannabis consisting of a bottle, a plastic bag.

  12. Right me hole

    Expression of strong disagreement or disbelief.

  13. Song

    Extremely cheap; a bargain.

  14. Sunday boy

    A sanctimonious or overly pious person.

  15. The full regalia the full paraphenelia

    All dressed up and the things that go with it.(ie) a teenager with a nirvana t-shirt…

  16. Water with the piss taken out of it

    Weak tea.

  17. Widdas memmries

    Sauceages, widows memories, referring to sauceages resembling the good old penis.

  18. Winkin

    Opening and closing rapidly.

  19. Ya never lost id

    You have not lost your touch.

  20. Ye tit

    A foolish or idiotic person.

  21. Arse acawn

    A stupid or irritating person.

  22. Ate yer dinner off de floor

    Extremely clean or tidy.

  23. Dodo

    A baby's soother or dummy.

  24. Dowlad an dowlwan

    One's loving parents.

  25. Elbow grace

    To use your hands with effort when working or cleaning.

  26. Fawrum

    A form, as in an official document.

  27. Gannet

    A greedy person.

  28. Hok spit

    The very image of.

  29. Holes in de beshta tings

    Not as bad as it looks.

  30. Hoppin mad

    Extremely angry.

  31. Inta his barra

    Suits him perfectly.

  32. Ja want yer go?

    A challenge indicating the imminent start of a fight.

  33. Keys to the Legion

    Set up for life.

  34. Med new wans

    To be the life and soul of the party.

  35. Napple

    An apple.

  36. New fangled ting

    Something modern or novel.

  37. Pigsclitoris

    To make a major mistake or to mess something up completely.

  38. Shtickfighting

    Another name for the sport of hurling.

  39. Startin ta show

    Beginning to exhibit signs of pregnancy.

  40. Stray bit

    The act of chatting up or making advances towards another man's romantic interest.

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