Waterford Slang, Page 3

More Waterford slang, numbers 81 to 120, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Got me hole last nite

    I had sexual intercourse with my girlfriend last night.

  2. Anwell

    Without question and beyond doubt.

  3. Mangy

    Another word for stingy or mean.

  4. Mad yoke

    A crazy or eccentric person.

  5. Baloney

    A meat-like substance only found in West Waterford.

  6. Ballybeg ham

    Luncheon roll.

  7. Gobsheen

    A foolish or ignorant person, a milder form of gobshite.

  8. No word of a lie

    Used when someone wants to stress that they are not lying.

  9. Ya duz notin

    A dismissive insult directed at someone who is perceived as utterly useless or idle.

  10. Ya hayf a ham ye

    A term of disparagement used to label someone as foolish or lacking in intelligence.

  11. De other half

    One's wife or girlfriend.

  12. Sceach

    A furze bush or gorse.

  13. Heifer

    Unfavourable clandestine description of a woman of robust build.

  14. Scuhey

    A term of abuse for a silly, untrustworthy, or annoying person.

  15. Trolley

    A home-made go-cart, usually made of a plank running between two pram axles…

  16. Wilnot

    Tiny balls of cotton, mixed with excrement and impossibly entangled in one's bum hair.

  17. Áileán

    A foolish person, sometimes thinking they're good looking or superior in some way.

  18. Bibe

    A woman who is thoroughly disliked.

  19. Gattin

    Drinking alcohol heavily and with great enthusiasm.

  20. Ya legend!

    An exclamation of high praise for someone who has done a great turn.

  21. Yoke

    Ecstasy tablets or other illicit party pills.

  22. Quare

    Quite or rather; to a notable degree.

  23. Acting the maggot

    To behave in a foolish or irritating manner, to the annoyance of others.

  24. Yer wan

    A casual reference to an unnamed girl or woman, the feminine counterpart to 'yer man'.

  25. Mouldy

    To get drunk, be drunk, be hungover, someting that's disgusting.

  26. How's she cuttin'?

    A common greeting in Monaghan and Cavan, equivalent to hello or how are you.

  27. Eejit

    A foolish or silly person.

  28. Savage

    An intensifier denoting something or someone as exceptionally good or impressive.

  29. Cat

    Of extremely poor quality, dreadful, or thoroughly awful.

  30. Shift

    To kiss someone passionately with tongues; to French kiss.

  31. Cat malogen

    Outrageous, terrible or very bad.

  32. Gowl

    In Limerick, this term means someone who is nasty.

  33. Bate

    To beat somebody up.

  34. Tool

    An utterly foolish, incompetent, or annoying person.

  35. S'craic?!

    A contraction of 'what is the craic'.

  36. No bother

    That is fine, no problem at all.

  37. Bullin

    To be angry or furious.

  38. Deadly

    Very nice, satisfying, enjoyable.

  39. Gammy

    Damaged, defective, or functioning poorly, often applied to an injured limb.

  40. Bogger

    A farmer or person from Mayo.

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