Slangs!

[Floki]

What kind of interesting slangs do you know which you may use, but not elsewhere in the rest of the Ireland or the UK?


One line I use that I got from my father, if I was to say to somebody, 'Do you have 10 Bob?', that person is unlikely going to know what I mean.
In this case, I am asking for 50 pence.

Another my father (from Carrickfergus) would say, 'How you diddling?'
Meaning: How are you?

In London, some will say 'Apples and Pears'.
Meaning: Up the stairs.

In Lancashire (where I'm from), we would say 'Ova yonder'
Meaning: Over there.



Share some of your interesting slangs.
It's fun.

But do not use these to attack users on here please.
Do that out on the streets

[philipkntz]

Better than a slap in the face with a wet fish.
When I left home I had to stop saying this, I had to explain it so often.

[CANALI]

A 'tom' job... meaning an easy job... eg; if a tradesman got a handy job which paid well and required little work he'd call it a 'tom' job.........

[CANALI]

Last one ..........''bottle short of a six pack''............. someone a bit dim witted or empty headed....''cracked'' as we used to say before PC took over the world !!

[CANALI]

Last last one !!......... To 'root around' in Ireland usually means to search for something in your house, or 'root around' in a market, antique shop etc. Many years ago in Australia I realised that to 'root around' meant to play the ladies and basically f**k around........Big surprise on the face of my host when I told him I was going to have a 'root around' Sydney...

[Geoff101]

That's a gash job, (I got some funny looks when I tried to use this in Ireland - I stopped using it once I was informed gash was 'pussy' in Ireland)
That's slap dash
Shoddy job
a bit Heath Robinson
Basically a Rubbish piece of work..

[Mij]

Bleddin rapih - excellent
Buzzin - I'm in great mood
Go'wn ourra dat - i don't believe you
I will in me hole - no i won't
Yizzers childers are wreckin me head - tell your children to stay quiet
Ya bowzie ya - you are a trouble maker
Up the yard ya bollix - go away
Giz a drag a dah - i want to inhale some of your cannabis joint
You're pullin me wire - your trying to lie to me
Like fuck I know - no comment
Ya bog trottin prick - you're from the countryside
Ya jackeen shite - you're from Dublin

[Zoidberg]

Ger up out of dat - Stop what you are doing
Ask me hole - I've stopped listening to you and you can take your question somewhere else
Wreck da gaff - Go mad
Giz a shot of dat - Can I have a go of what ever you are doing

[Barney Rubble]

How's she cuttin' ? /How's it hangin'?/ Wellll? - And how are you today ?

[Brooksey86]

Bleddin rapih - excellent
Buzzin - I'm in great mood
Go'wn ourra dat - i don't believe you
I will in me hole - no i won't
Yizzers childers are wreckin me head - tell your children to stay quiet
Ya bowzie ya - you are a trouble maker
Up the yard ya bollix - go away
Giz a drag a dah - i want to inhale some of your cannabis joint
You're pullin me wire - your trying to lie to me
Like fuck I know - no comment
Ya bog trottin prick - you're from the countryside
Ya jackeen shite - you're from Dublin

I will in me hole is I will ya in cork. A sarcastic “will”