Banoffee – Banana and toffee dessert, often topped with custard. Its amazing. Click here for the recipie and love it.
Jumper – Sweater
Trolly – Shopping Cart
Trousers – Pants
Pants – Underwear
Car Park – Parking Lot
Skundered – Shame, fail , unlucky, etc
Biscuit – Cookie
Chipper – A fish and chips fast food restaurant
Bogger –Someone who lives by the bog or marsh etc.
Culchie – Country folk
Dub – Someone who lives in Dublin
Crisps – Chips
Footpath – Sidewalk
Lorry – Truck
Chips – French Fries
Ginger – Redhead
To let – For lease
The jacks – The toilet
Kip – Run down place, a dive, etc.
Skip – Dumpster
Tip – Messy
Dead on – Solid
Spice Boy – A guy who dresses metro
Slagging – Teasing or making fun of
Cracker – A good looking person “She’s a cracker.”
Da – Dad
The pictures – The movies
Scarlet – Embarrassed
Dodgy – Sketchy
Football – Soccer
Phrases and how to use certain words properly and effectively in conversation:
Class – Sweet, cool, awesome. For example: “you’re hair colour is class”
Deadly – Awesome, amazing etc. For example: “Did you hear that new song? Its deadly.”
Massive – Incredible, amazing etc. For example: “Your voice is massive.”
Yous – You guys, ya’ll, etc. For example: “Would yous like to go to the beach?”
Me – My For example: Have you seen me wellies?”
Sorted – Figured out. “Did you get it sorted?”
Lift – Never ask someone for a ride, that’s really inappropriate out here. Instead, ask them for a lift.
Give it socks – Lets work hard , try our best etc.
Wreck the head – When someone drives you crazy, “she’s a wreck the head”
Whats the craic? (pronounced as crack) –Whats up?
Whats the story horse? – Whats up?
Another thing is that they’ll throw vowels at the end of people’s names. Since my name is Dez I’ve been called Dezzie, Dezzo and Dezzah. Its kind of funny.
When dealing with time and half hours: Its half something. For example: 5:30 – they wouldn’t say five thirty, they’d say half five.
