Slang word(s)

Meaning

Example

Howya

Hi, Hello

Howya doin’?

Bad dose

Severe illness

You got a bad dose of it, didn’t you

Bags

Make a mess of something

He made a right bags of that

Bang on

Right, Accurate, Correct

You are bang on

Banjaxed

Broken

The chair is banjaxed

Black Stuff

Guinness

A pint of the black stuff please

Boyo

Male, Juvenile

Come on you boyo!

Brutal

Awful, Dreadful

It was a brutal tackle

Bucketing down

Raining hard

It is bucketing down

Bunk Off

Skip (school, work)

I know you bunked off today

Chancer

Someone who takes a risk

He is a real chancer

Chiseler

Young child (Dublin slang)

He was a chiseler at the time

Ciotóg ( kit-toge)

Left-Handed

I am a Ciotóg and proud

Cod/Codding ya

To pull someone’s leg

I am only codding ya!

Craic

Fun, Gossip, Going on’s

What’s / Where’s the craic?

Crack on

Continue on, Get going

I must crack on, lots to do

Culchie

person from a rural area

He is a culchie (originally)

Cute Hoor

Sneaky/sly person /politician

He/she is a real cute hoor

Deadly

Brilliant, Fantastic, Great

That was a deadly film

Donkey’s years

For a very very long time

They have lived there donkey’s years

Dosser / a person

Not working or messing about

They are a couple of dosser’s

Eat the head off

To give out to someone

Don’t eat the head off me

Eejit

Complete fool/ silly

You are such an eejit

Earwiging

Listening to a private conversation

You were earwiging again, Yes?

Effin’ and Blindin’

Swearing and Cursing

He was effin’ and blindin’ non stop

Eff off (F)

Polite swear word

Ah just eff off will ya

Fair play!

Well done!

Fair play mate!

Feck Off

Go away (polite version)

Feck off . . . . don’t be bothering me

Acting the Maggot

Fooling and messing around

Stop acting the maggot

Fella

Guy/partner/husband/boyfriend

Is your fella going to be there?

Fierce

Very Good, Great, Excellent

It was a fierce performance

Fine thing

Good looking man or woman

That guy /girl is a fine thing

Floozie

Woman of dubious morals

The place is full of floozie’s

Fluthered

Very Drunk

I was absolutely fluthered last night

Gaff

Home /house

I will pop over to your gaff later

Gammy

Crooked, or odd looking

He had a gammy leg

Gander

Quick glance

Take a quick gander in here first

Gas

Funny or Amusing

He is a gas man

Gawk

To stare rudely

Stop gawking

Hames/ Haymes

Complete mess

I made a complete haymes of that.

Holy Joe

Self Righteous person

She is a bit of a holy Joe actually

Holy show

disgraceful scene

She made a holy show of herself

How’s she cuttin’?

Hi, How are you, What’s news?

How’s she cuttin’?

Jackeen

A person from Dublin

You are a jackeen . . . . my sympathies!

Jacks/ Bog

Toilet

I’m off to the jacks

Kip

To sleep

I had a quick kip before dinner,

Kip

A dump of a place

It was a real kip of a hotel

Knackered

Exhausted, tired

I was completely knackered

Langers

Drunk

She was totally langers last Friday

Leg it

Run away quickly

Come on, we need to leg it now!

Locked

Very drunk

He was totally locked at closing time

Manky

Dirty, Filthy, Disgusting

My hair feels manky, it needs a wash

Moran

Fool

He looks a right moran

Mortified

Highly Embarrassed

I was mortified when i realised my mistake

Mot

Girlfriend

Where’s your mot tonight?

Not the full shilling

Not fully sane

I don’t think he is the full shilling

Oul Fella (old)

Your Father, Dad

My oul fella is out at the moment

Oul Dear / Oul Wan

Your Mother, Mom

My oul dear is out shopping

Savage

Great, Brilliant

It was a savage contest till the end

Scarlet

Very embarrassed

I was scarlet

Shattered

Exhausted

After driving, I was shattered

Story? (What’s the)

Hi, What’s happening

What’s the story Rory?

Suckin’ diesel

Now you’re talking

Now you are suckin diesel my friend!

Thick

Extremely stupid

He is as thick as a plank