Waterford Slang, Page 11

More Waterford slang, numbers 401 to 440, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Good arse

    An expression of congratulation for an impressive flatulence.

  2. Haymaker

    A powerful punch or heavy blow with the fist.

  3. Kick the mahogany

    To purchase a round of drinks for one's companions.

  4. Mate/maite

    Meat/sandwich filling...I say sir would you mind puttting a fair amount of meat filling…

  5. Smella benji off you!

    Said to someone who badly needs a wash and smells rotten.

  6. Tallow lad

    A term of address for a man from Tallow, used only by those from the town itself.

  7. Tricky the loop

    Somebody who ends up in trouble ( usually in the Mothers oponion ) and seemingly…

  8. 1-2-3 silence

    A children's game in which players must freeze on the command and any who move…

  9. 7 shades of shite

    A severe beating.

  10. Howes tings

    The second half of a greeting that typically begins with 'Well boy!'.

  11. Yerra yeah boy

    Sarcastic response to an idle threat or exaggerated boast.

  12. Bostoon

    A rather large person in height and bulk, but with little deftness or dexterity.

  13. Done 90

    To lose one's temper entirely and fly into a furious rage.

  14. Fresh

    An attractive person.

  15. Maggot

    A messer or joker; one who teases or plays the fool.

  16. As cute as cut the bags

    An expression to describe someone as cute as a fox (often referred to as a cute hoor).

  17. Bag a cats

    Irritable or in a foul temper.

  18. Ballnuts

    What happens to ones scrotum when it becomes immersed in the Atlantic ocean off…

  19. Gansey

    A knitted woollen jersey or jumper.

  20. How are the balls of your feet

    How are you feeling.

  21. Neglect

    An offensive bodily odour emanating from a person.

  22. The book center

    The primary meeting place for local teenagers.

  23. Cráite

    Bothered or feeling persecuted.

  24. Fare

    Very.

  25. Happent

    To have not.

  26. Bauke

    A large piece of timber.

  27. Full as an egg

    Full to capacity, can refer to a fill of alcohlic beverages or food.

  28. Kay river

    Colloquial name given to the River Suir as it passes through Waterford City.

  29. Mickey man

    A mischievous little fellow, the sort who would fill a water pistol with urine.

  30. Rubber jonnies

    Contraceptive devices.

  31. As sick as a plane to Lourdes

    A very bad hangover, derived from the historical practice of the sick going to Lourdes…

  32. Ate the hind leg off the lamb of God

    An irreverent saying used to describe extreme desire for food.

  33. Das de why

    That is just the way things are.

  34. Duck

    To take time off school without permission; to play truant.

  35. Shoneen

    A Mayo man in the old days who turned his back on tradition.

  36. A load of heads

    A group of familiar people who regularly attend the same event or venue.

  37. Ask me hole

    To request another to direct their question to one's anus.

  38. Get off with

    Chat up or get chatted up and engage in dating.

  39. Head on that

    Someone who doesn't look the best.

  40. Me wan

    A woman familiar to both speakers in a conversation, yet whose name neither can recall.

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