Waterford Slang, Page 15
More Waterford slang, numbers 561 to 600, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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The numerical value four, delivered with a hearty Deise drawl.
The act of behaving like a gowlbag, that is, engaging in tiresome.
I'd rather get up on a bilberry goat
Someone so facially challenged that you'd rather commit fornication…
A phonetic rendering of I am, delivered with emphasis.
If yee don't stop fighting I'll kill the two of yee
An expression used to when stop two children from bickering.
To break wind.
A girl or woman with a noticeably wide-legged gait.
Frozen drink sticks, freeze pops.
Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect.
An aggressive demand for someone to leave immediately.
Girl.
A mischievous or cheeky individual, often one prone to causing minor trouble.
Local pronunciation of the common swear word dickhead.
To break wind.
A friend.
A beard, particularly one of the neat goatee variety.
Red-faced from embarrassment or exertion.
A notably large or prominent nose.
Make-shift clean up, usually with a hanky and a bit of spit.
An exasperated request for silence: do you ever shut up, boy?
Something that is worthless and will cost nothing but is worth trying anyway.
A domestic dog or canine.
A comforting dish of white bread soaked in hot milk and sugar.
A greeting equivalent to hello, how are you.
Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully.
Save yer breath to cool your porridge
A none too polite way of telling someone to be quiet.
A common response to an enquiry regarding one's health or well-being.
In a bad way physically.
An enquiry as to whether one has any interesting news.
Wouldn't give you the steam off his piss
Extremely mean and selfish; unwilling to share even the smallest thing.
Smartly dressed or spruced up.
Angry or irate.
I absolutely will not.
A very small and skinny person normally female.
An abbreviation of the phrase "See you later".
How to describe someone/something you can't get enough of.
When somebody is tryin to pull the wool over your eyes, you would reply with following.
Ears.
Something utterly trivial or of no importance whatsoever.
Alright me ould stock and balls
A warm greeting meaning hello, how are you.