O'Byrne Files © - Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrase-book ©
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Word / Phrase |
use |
Meaning |
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Da, the |
n. |
Affectionate and respectful term for Dad |
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Dab hand |
n. |
Expert |
| Dainty | adj. | Not prissy, not whiney, not rediculous, but a combination somewhere in between; Imagine a cat with dirty feet trying to clean them without touching them and you get the feel of this term. |
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Daw |
n. |
Fool |
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Dead |
adj. |
Extremely, e.g. dead tired |
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Dead loss |
adj. n. |
No good |
| Deadner, give a | n | To knee someone in the side of their thigh |
| Dead wide | phr | Fully aware of the situation (from nagn@eircom.net) |
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Deadly |
adj. |
Extremely good or bad. Expression of enthusiasm (also 'Rapid') e.g."That song is fuckin' deadly!" |
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Dear |
adj. |
Expensive |
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Decent skin |
n. |
Nice person |
| Deco | name | Declan |
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Deffiney |
adj. |
Definitely |
| Deffo | adj. | Definitely. "Samantha Mumba? Yih, deffo a ride, all right. |
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Dekko |
vb. |
Look at, inspect |
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Delft' |
n. |
Teeth |
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Delph |
n. |
Cups, plates etc, |
| Dense | adj | Stupid |
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Desperate / despra |
adj. |
Very bad |
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Destroyed |
adj. |
Exhausted, harassed |
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Diabolical |
adj. |
Descriptive word for disaster or catastrophe |
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Didder |
adv |
Hesitancy or agitation |
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Diddy |
n. |
Nipple or female breast |
| Diddle | vb. | Swindle |
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Dig |
n. vb. |
A physical or psychological blow |
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Dip the wick |
phr. |
Try something, take a drink, get ready |
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Ditch |
n. |
Fence |
| Do a bunk / Flit | v, phr | Skeak off, usually to avoid paying a bill |
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Do a line /doing a line with |
phr. |
Have a relationship with s.o. of the opposite sex |
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Dog's abuse |
n. phr |
Severe verbal abuse or insult |
| Dog's bollocks | adj. | Genuine article |
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Dogs in the street |
n. phr. |
Everyone, the whole world |
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Dollies |
n. |
Female breasts |
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Dollop |
n. |
Large quantity of something, or adulterate something |
| Donkey's years | n, adv | A long period of time - "The Irish rugby team havn't beaten France in donkey's years' |
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Don't be talking |
phr. |
Strong agreement |
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Doss |
vb. |
Play truant or non-purposeful use of time |
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Dosser |
n. |
Time waster, layabout, feckless individual |
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Dote |
n. & vb. |
Very nice child or adult, or to show affection for |
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Double barrel |
n. phr |
Repeated male orgasm |
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Drag |
n. |
Cigarette, or pull on a cigarette |
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Dresser |
n. |
Open furniture display unit for plates, cups etc. |
| Drink-Link | n. | A cash machine (ATM), so-called because it's the last place you visit before going out on the batter. |
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Drizzle |
n. |
Fine shower of rain |
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Drop |
n. |
Drink |
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Dry |
adj. |
Thirsty |
| Dry shite | n | Dull person |
| Dualer | n. | The dual carraigeway. "I hit a cat on the dualer. Fuckin' cats." |
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Dub |
n. |
Person from Dublin |
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Dug out of |
vb. phr. |
Separate from s.o. by force |
| Dummy/Dummy Tit | n | Pacifier |
| Dump (taking a) | adj | Going to the toilet, doing a #2 ! |
Most recent version:
December, 2006
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