O'Byrne Files © - Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrase-book ©
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Word / Phrase |
use |
Meaning |
| Hags with the bags | n. phr. | A statue on Liffey Street of two women with their shopping bags |
| Hairyman | adj. | Very fast (as in he ran like a hairyman) |
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Half decent |
adj. |
Acceptable, respectable |
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Half glass |
n. |
Half pint |
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Hames, make a |
n. |
Mess; do something incompetently or inadequately [see bags] |
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Handy |
adj |
Convenient, not negligible, useful |
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Ha'penny place |
n. phr. |
Lowly position or condition |
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Hard chaw |
n. phr. |
Irrepressible joker, tough character |
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Hard neck |
n. |
Courage, initiative |
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Hard word |
n. phr. |
Hint, tip, bit of secret information |
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Hard, man |
n. phr |
Term of affection, tough character |
| Hash | n | Mess, disadter - "He made a hash of it!" |
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Haymes, make a |
adj. |
Disaster, mistake, mess |
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Header |
n. |
Fool, nutter, unpredictable character, unstable person |
| Headin' | vb | Leaving |
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Head-the-ball |
n. |
Fool, nutter, unpredictable character, unstable person, someone likely to cause trouble |
| Heavin' | adj | Crowded (town was heavin' with people) |
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Heel |
n. |
First or last slice of a loaf of bread |
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Heel of the hunt |
phr. |
Eventually |
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Herself |
pron. |
Quasi-respectful reference to wife or any female partner |
| Hidin' | A beating | |
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High babies |
n. phr. |
Senior infants, second year in primary school |
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Hill 16 |
n. |
Section of Croak Park Stadium associated with Dublin supporters |
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Himself |
pron. |
The man of the house; quasi-respectful reference to any male |
| Hole | n. | Anus. "That Guinness is after cuttin' the hole off me" |
| Hole in the wall | n | Bank ATM machine |
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Holliers |
n. |
Holidays |
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Holy hour |
n. phr. |
Period of compulsory closing of licensed premises (pup) |
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Holy show |
n. |
Disgraceful behaviour |
| Hoofed | v | Walked |
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Hooley |
n. |
Party |
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Hoor |
n. |
Whore, Lit. Hiberno-Irish pronunciation of whore, but not used exclusively to refer to prostitutes. In fact, it is usually used to refer to politicians, and therefore there is no possible relation to unsavoury people who perform favours for money. |
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Hoor, cute |
n. |
Term of denigration implying deviousness and lack of scruple |
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Hoor's bath |
phr. adj. |
Perfunctory cleaning |
| Hoor's Melt | n | Private part of a hoor (whore) |
| Hoosh | vb | Help someone climb up a wall or tree - see also bunt |
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Hop, on the |
adj. |
Playing truant |
| Hot | adj | Stolen / fast |
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Hot press |
n. |
1. Airing cupboard, place where hot water tank is. 2.Domestic airing cupboard |
| How's the form | q. | How are you? |
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How's your father |
phr |
Sexual activity |
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Howya! / Howaya! |
exclam. |
How are you? |
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Hump off |
vb & exclam |
Go away, get lost |
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Hump, take the |
phr. vb. |
Take offence; get bored |
| Hunkers, on your | n | Crouching down (squatting) |
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Hunt |
vb. |
Drive away, see off |
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Hurler on the ditch |
phr. n. |
Non-participating critic who think they can do better |
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Huxter |
n. |
Casual trader, street trader |
Most recent version
13-Dec-2006
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