Yer wan

exp.

Heard in Sligo, Offaly, Kilkenny, Leitrim and Wexford

That woman. Also: Used as a noun for someone whose name you do not know.

In use

Ah bucked yer wan last night lawdz!" "Man is dat ur bird ovr der riding yer one?

Posh English

My word, I engaged in amorous congress with that mysterious lady last evening, old chaps!

Same phrase, other counties

  • Ur wanA phrase used when referring to a woman whose name one does not know.
  • WanOne. Can mean the number one I.e. might simply be a mis-pronunciation of "one" or could…
  • Yer wan/manUsed to denote someone who's name you do not know.
  • Me wanA woman familiar to both speakers in a conversation, yet whose name neither can recall.
  • Your wan has a face that would turn milkA woman whose facial features are so remarkably harsh they could curdle dairy produce.
  • She'd suck a lemon through a length o wavin pipeTha' wan is the town bike. That woman over there that we know has such a filthy mouth…