Waterford Slang, Page 20
More Waterford slang, numbers 761 to 800, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.
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A habitually irritable or whinging person.
Used of a woman so thin that one eye would nearly suffice to take her in.
The numb, deadened sensation that follows being struck sharply on the arm by a friend.
Miniature cars.
Excited.
A bout of rough play or intimidatory behaviour.
A very selfish or mean-spirited person.
This is a term used, to promise somebody you're telling the truth.
Little house, usually referred to in the first person possessive case.
Would you ever.
The rear room of the Munster Bar, near Reginald's Tower in Waterford.
The local pronunciation of Dungarvan, the town and district in County Waterford.
A heavy, battered old overcoat used to keep out the harsh weather.
A provocative challenge inviting physical confrontation.
A ravenous hunger or compelling desire for food.
A derogatory term used to describe a foolish, inept, or tiresome person.
Two children in a family born less than a year apart.
Affluent teenagers from the Waterford suburbs near the Dunmore Road.
A fool or buffoon, one who habitually acts the eejit.
A glazed, blaa shaped bun containing raisins.
A local greeting used around the Keane's Road area.
A kick, pronounced 'spakch' comes from the Gaeltacht in West Waterford.
The only activity one takes part in after one has been buried.
Look out.
The Quay along the River Suir in Waterford City.
An extreme state of inebriation.
A half crown, 1/8 of an old pound.
A term meaning to become scared or apprehensive.
To beat up or thrash.
Testicles.
A pocket handkerchief used for clearing one's nose.
The bed.
'A thing of' is a very Irish way of describing an inanimate object.
A cigarette, comes from adding "án" meaning small or little in Irish to a lot of English…
The Dungarvan ring road, so called because of the many power walkers to be seen there.
To not care whatsoever about something.
A very short space of time, as long as it takes to urinate.
To give someone the run-around/wind them up/make a fool out of them.
A mischievous, cheeky, or bold young scoundrel.
To travel on foot.