Twang

n.

Heard in Waterford, Galway and Cavan

A persistent stroke of bad luck or an imagined curse.

In use

Don't come near me with yer grubbiness or I'll put the twang on ye!

Posh English

Do not approach me with your untidiness, or I shall place the curse of the jinx upon you.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Bad cessBad luck; a curse.
  • The curseA woman's menstrual period. Also used to refer to the long-standing curse on Waterford's…
  • A curseA thoroughly bothersome person or persistent nuisance.
  • KoyboshA curse or hex; the act of bringing bad luck or failure upon a person or situation.
  • StrokeTo surreptitiously take possession of someone else's property without permission.
  • To strokeTo steal something from another person.