Word

v.

Heard in Galway

To believe or trust what someone says. (Often in the phrase "mark my word" as a warning.)

In use

Mark my word ill kill him

Posh English

Mark my words, I shall dispatch the goon.

  • A word in CarrickNotice, interest, outcry etc. usually in the negative I.e. not a word in carrick.
  • I wanna word witchewTo confront someone, typically as the opening line of an argument.
  • No word of a lieUsed when someone wants to stress that they are not lying. Usually they are!
  • Not a word in CarrickAn expression indicating that something is being done discreetly or kept quiet.
  • Believe you meAn emphatic assurance or instruction to trust the speaker.
  • N believe itAn expression meaning you had better believe it, similar to chalk it down.