# irish slang

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# jamie dornan

Here's a list of all the Irish slang that Jamie Dornan translated for Vanity Fair

“Boys a dear, dears a boy.”

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Nov 21st 2018, 9:12 AM

# jizz it up

Irish people, it is time to stop using the word 'jizz' to mean 'get up and go'

Gerry Adams announced today in the Dáil that he would miss Enda Kenny’s ‘jizz’. He did.

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Jun 13th 2017, 5:47 PM

# slang time

12 pieces of Irish slang we need the world to know about

Watch and learn.

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Sep 25th 2016, 9:30 PM

# irish slang

Tyra Banks unintentionally said 'gowl' on TV and it's gold

What a time to be alive.

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Apr 21st 2016, 2:12 PM

# Sketch

17 words that have a completely different meaning if you grew up in Ireland

“The bang off that yoke”.

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Mar 8th 2016, 1:42 PM

# gobshite

13 Irish slang words we need the world to know about

Get familiar.

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Feb 1st 2016, 1:12 PM

# schlongford

A definitive ranking of Irish slang words for penis

From worst to best.

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Aug 25th 2015, 6:10 PM

# Quiz

Which Old Irish Slang Word Should You Use Every Day?

Get in here now and take this important quiz.

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Jul 19th 2015, 1:00 PM

# get bucky

5 alternative names for your bottle of Buckfast

Lurgan Champagne.

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Jul 14th 2015, 2:29 PM

# morto

10 Irish slang words that need to be added to the dictionary right now

This is *our* language – the world needs to know about it.

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Jun 12th 2015, 2:47 PM

# klassy

There was some gobshite on Countdown yesterday

Use it in a sentence.

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Apr 28th 2015, 7:39 AM

# ye tick

9 of the mildest (but most cutting) Irish insults

Please. Be gentle.

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Mar 16th 2015, 1:00 PM

# ah bisto

10 exceptionally questionable bits of 'Irish slang' found online

This is how we talk, apparently.

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Feb 20th 2015, 9:30 PM

# the fair city

14 words and phrases that have a totally different meaning in Dublin

Excuse me, what does that mean? “Ask me bollix.”

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Jan 25th 2015, 9:30 AM

# yeah b*tch

Aaron Paul tackles essential Irish slang... and fails miserably

Three words: Not a notion.

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Jan 12th 2015, 4:30 PM

# edna kennedy

Hapless American tourists attempt to act out typical Irish conversations

“Can’t believe Edna Kennedy is still Toysick.”

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Jan 8th 2015, 6:35 PM

# the viper

Viper Higgins' latest video is going viral in America and they love his Mayo slang

Shneaky.

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Nov 18th 2014, 11:19 AM

# gatting

12 words and phrases that have a totally different meaning in Cork

“You’re the bop off her!”

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Nov 9th 2014, 8:15 PM

# feek

12 words and phrases that have a totally different meaning in the Midlands

Did you get anything off her?

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Oct 19th 2014, 6:00 PM

# a few scoops

Watch 12 hapless tourists struggling to translate Irish slang

“If I had a garden full of Mickeys?”

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Sep 25th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Weshtlife

11 words and phrases that have a totally different meaning in the West of Ireland

Going lushin’ tonight, lad?

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Sep 20th 2014, 8:15 PM

# limsick

9 things people from Limerick are sick of hearing

A boy the kid!

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Jul 13th 2014, 8:15 PM

# gowl

An American guesses what Irish slang words mean

Holliers, ride, gee-eyed… so confused.

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Jun 28th 2014, 10:50 AM

# geebag

8 very interesting origins of Irish slang words

Those words. The good ones. Where do they come from?

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May 25th 2014, 8:15 PM

# irish slang

Jason Byrne was NOT referring to Travellers when he said 'knackers' on the Late Late

The BAI agreed with RTÉ that the word has a broader meaning.

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May 7th 2014, 4:23 PM

# Annoying

8 things you're definitely sick of hearing by now

Deck the halls with – SHUT UP.

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Dec 28th 2013, 9:30 AM

# meet me mate

"Lend us a rubber": 7 Irish phrases that will confuse visitors

Will you meet me mate?

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May 14th 2013, 6:00 PM

# totally cat

“Ara look at the poor craythur” – a dictionary of odd Irish words

Woejus, cat, quare… they’re all here.

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Oct 21st 2012, 11:00 AM