Waterford Slang, Page 5

More Waterford slang, numbers 161 to 200, most popular first, each with a short meaning. Click any word for examples and a Posh English translation.

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  1. Yonks

    Ages.

  2. Bowsy

    A disagreeable, unpleasant or rowdy person.

  3. Pandy

    Mashed potatoes.

  4. Banger

    An old, decrepit motor vehicle that is barely roadworthy.

  5. Lock

    A large quantity or generous abundance of something.

  6. Amadán

    A fool or idiot.

  7. Any sca?

    Any news or gossip?

  8. Whore's melt

    A deeply offensive term for someone who smells foul or behaves despicably.

  9. Hould yer whisht

    Be quiet, hold your tongue; often a warning that if you don't shut your gob.

  10. Well boi

    A colloquial greeting among young men.

  11. Shitting bricks

    To be extremely frightened.

  12. Muck savage

    A farmer or rustic.

  13. Schkelp

    To tear or rip away living flesh or tissue without the benefit of surgical instruments.

  14. G'wan sure

    Go on.

  15. Sketch

    To run away.

  16. Be the hokey

    An expression of genuine surprise or astonishment.

  17. Aul wan

    One's mother, spoken with affectionate familiarity in the vernacular.

  18. Gallivantin

    Partaking in frivolous activities that involve being somewhere other than where you're…

  19. Close

    Warm and oppressively humid.

  20. Do be

    The habitual present tense, indicating something one does regularly.

  21. Locked

    Intensely intoxicated or drunk following a heavy session of drinking.

  22. Lauder

    A foolish, ridiculous, or blundering person.

  23. Shower

    A contemptible group or company of people.

  24. Lúdramán

    An idiot or fool.

  25. Mitch

    To play truant from school.

  26. Mebs

    The testicles.

  27. Scatter

    To scatter or run away quickly.

  28. Cut

    The state or appearance of someone or something.

  29. Leg it

    To run very fast or make a hasty departure.

  30. Puss

    A sulky, miserable facial expression or pout.

  31. Hole

    The posterior opening of the alimentary canal.

  32. Hames

    A mess or botch, as in to make a hames of something.

  33. Root

    To rummage or search thoroughly through belongings or a messy space.

  34. Flake

    To hurl or throw an object carelessly or with considerable force.

  35. Kip

    A dismal or unpleasant place.

  36. Stocious

    Very drunk or inebriated.

  37. Lash

    1.

  38. Up the duff

    Pregnant.

  39. Boy

    A reference to an individual, normally teamed up with the slang "Story".

  40. A face like a bag of chisels

    An extremely unattractive face.

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