Wicklow Slang

Up she flew and the cock flattened herWicklow

An exclamation of surprise or amusement, often used at a hurling match when a goal is scored in comical fashion.

Up she flew and the cock flattened her

Gobdaw!All Ireland +6

A foolish person.

If you don't understand what a gobdaw is you aer 1!

Drain the spudsWicklow +3

A colloquial euphemism for the act of urinating.

I am just goin to drain the spuds, I will be back in a jiffy.

QuernWicklow +1

Extremely, really or very.

That's a quern round satsuma.

Me holeWicklow +4

An emphatic no. Unlikely or refused.

Q: "Would you do that oneo over there? A:I would in me hole"

JoboxoWicklow +4

Term meaning that a job has been completed, short for the job is oxo.

Are you finished that job Johnno, 'Ya it's joboxo'.

Ne'erWicklow +3

To have none.

I'v ne'er a teabag left.

In a hoopWicklow +3

Very drunk indeed.

I was in a hoop last night

GackWicklow +1

The female reproductive organ during and after the act of intercourse.

What the hell is going on in here? The smell of gack in here!

Lamb a the Lord JaysusWicklow

An exclamation of shock or disbelief. Holy Mother of God!

How did Henry get away with that handball, Lamb a the Lord Jaysus!

Ya'd be as wellWicklow

If something is hard to do, it would be best served to do something esle.

John: "You going to the tractor pull tonight Mick?"
Mick: "Ya'd be as well off picking stones as going to that shite!"

Batter burgerWicklow

A deep-fried battered sausage served in a bun, a staple of the people of Arklow.

I had a batter burger last night.

HardyWicklow +3

1) Advanced in years, elderly. 2) Tough or formidable.

The state of your one! She's getting hardy.
I'd stay away from him. He's a hardy snipe that lad.

Shut your mouth before the birds start nesting in itWicklow

Stop gawping and close your mouth.

Shut your mouth before the birds start nesting in it.

BrewWicklow

A cup of tea or any alcoholic beverage.

Alright my son, are yiz round for a quick brew before de pubs open up?

M'hup in the crushWicklow

An exhortation meaning get in there or go for it.

Had a 50 double on Kilkenny and Kerry winning the All-Irelands at 4-1, M'hup in the Crush!

No enjoyment atein' an appleWicklow

A person with prominent, bucked or missing teeth.

Jaysus look at yer wan, God love her, she'd have no enjoyment atein' an apple or anythin!

PebbledashWicklow +1

Spraying excrement on the toilet seat.

Lord, the jacks got a pebbledashin this morning.

Good look good nite good bye godblessWicklow

A jocular farewell used by staff in a certain Wicklow chipper.

See ya mick...
Good look, good nite, good bye, godbless

Up the back ass of nowhereWicklow

In a very remote or isolated place; the back end of beyond.

In the middle of nowhere.