Words only the Irish use.

Started by SidelineKick, December 05, 2008, 11:52:57 AM

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Fear ón Srath Bán

Carlsberg don't do Gombeenocracies, but by jaysus if they did...

Puckoon

Ive always been more of a footering man myself.

Tony Baloney

Clatter - a lot
. He had a clatter of pints last night.
Wheen - a few. Give us a wheen of them chips.

stiffler

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Puckoon

Chislers - Children.

Tight - A good tight feed of shpuds.

ONeill

I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.

Tony Baloney

Quote from: ONeill on December 05, 2008, 12:07:06 PM
Stoor is a great word. You'd hear plasterers use it when describing the dust and dirt.

Many of those words are dying out now.

You rarely hear now:

Fernenst (against/near)
Foundered (cold)
Clift (eejit)
Thran (moody)
Sheugh
Gutties
Duur/fluur (door/floor)




Thran up our way is someone who is awkward. I've only ever heard it in N. Antrim or West Tyrone. Would still hear foundered a good bit and my granny used to say she was starved with the cowl!

Fear ón Srath Bán

Quote from: ONeill on December 05, 2008, 08:40:58 PM
Quote from: Puckoon on December 05, 2008, 08:31:42 PM
Ive always been more of a footering man myself.

Footer is the word.
Ya reckon:

foot⋅er
   /ˈfʊtər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [foot-er] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.    British Informal.
a.    Rugby (def. 3).
b.    soccer.
2.    a person or thing having or associated with a height or length of a foot or a specified number of feet (often used in combination): a six-footer.
3.    Computers. a line of information placed at the end of a page for purposes of identification.
4.    Archaic. a person who walks; walker; pedestrian.

I prefer the unique distinction of 'fewter' myself.
Carlsberg don't do Gombeenocracies, but by jaysus if they did...


RedandGreenSniper

Fluting - as in 'I was fluting a fine one last night' :o

The cut of ya

Ba-loo-bas  - I was baloobas drunk last night
Mayo for Sam! Just don't ask me for a year

ziggysego

Gluppan - He's an awful gluppan. Someone who's a hallion. (see above)
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Fear ón Srath Bán

Quote from: ziggysego on December 05, 2008, 10:41:49 PM
Gluppan - He's an awful gluppan.

AKA 'gulpin' Ziggy? Had forgotten about that one, ya hallion ya.
Carlsberg don't do Gombeenocracies, but by jaysus if they did...

Yes I Would

Skitter was commonly used in our house. "You cheeky skitters"  ... " Come here ya skitter ya""...

Or if skitter wasnt appropraite it was replaced by "Get".. "You cheeky wee get""...

Johnny foreigners trying to understand the lingo in some parts muts think we are all f**king mad.

ziggysego

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Quote from: Lar Naparka on December 05, 2008, 01:23:12 PM
Was anyone here ever described as being, "carnaptious?" (Pardon my spelling.)
Like a good (drunk) friend said to me once.
"Howl on, I'm not being carnaptious, I'm just cloustering about the noise thon scatter of bairns is making."

I would use Cranaptious. As in to be feisty or foul mood. As in 'Ziggy is a cranaptious wee f**ker'