Yer ma is yer da
Anyway. A verbal shrug that closes one topic and opens the next. Occasionally an insult, more often a bridge.
Heard in Antrim, Down, Derry and Tyrone
Aye, the price of fegs is mad. Sure yer ma is yer da. Think they're gonna go back up the hill next week?
Shall I translate it into posh English for you, mucker?
How delightful. A new face. Here it is in posh English.
Indeed, the price of cigarettes is absurd. At any rate. Do you suppose they shall return to Stormont next week?
Questions
What does yer ma is yer da mean in Ireland?
Anyway. A verbal shrug that closes one topic and opens the next. Occasionally an insult, more often a bridge.
Where in Ireland do people say yer ma is yer da?
People say yer ma is yer da in Antrim, Down, Derry and Tyrone.
How do you use yer ma is yer da in a sentence?
“Aye, the price of fegs is mad. Sure yer ma is yer da. Think they're gonna go back up the hill next week?”
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On the list: Irish slang phrases
Same phrase, other counties
- Down (not in the dictionary)
- Derry (not in the dictionary)
- Tyrone (not in the dictionary)