O'Byrne Files © - Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrase-book ©
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Word / Phrase |
use |
Meaning |
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Take |
vb. |
Bring (eg take the clothes in from the line) |
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Take a feather out of |
vb. phr. |
Surprise, faze |
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Take your hour |
vb. phr. |
Wait |
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Tallaght (pronounced "Tal-la") |
n. | A 'suburb' of Dublin that is the size of Limerick. There aren't as many stabbings in Tallaght as there are in Limerick, though the Tallaght does give it a run for its money. |
| Tan | n. | English person (derogatory) |
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Tap |
vb. & n. |
Wheedle money out of |
| Tart with the cart | n. | Statue of Molly Malone historical street vender |
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Taste |
n |
Small quantity |
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Taste |
n |
Small quantity |
| Taytos | n | Packet of potato chips/crisps |
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Tear |
vb. |
Move quickly |
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Teeming |
vb. |
[1] Crowded, [2] Raining heavily |
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Tell a picture |
vb. |
Recount the plot of a film |
| Telly | n. | Television |
| That's Right | phr | To agree with someone |
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Thick / tick |
adj. |
Stupid, obtuse |
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Three prices, the |
n. phr. |
Excessive amount |
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Thrill |
n. |
Derogatory term for a woman |
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Thrilled skinny |
adj. phr. |
Very excited |
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Throat, have a |
vb. phr. |
Be thirsty |
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Throllop / trollop |
n. |
Untidy woman |
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Throng |
adj. |
Occupied |
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Throw shapes |
adj. phr. |
Make aggressive gesture, act aggressively; What a shaper does...see above. |
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Thundering |
adj. |
Used for emphasis e.g. 'thundering disgrace' |
| Tidy | adj. | Small, tight, in a complimentary way e.g.she has a tidy little arse on her. |
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Tighten |
vb. |
Fortify with drink |
| Tinker | n | Traveller, Gypsy, Derogatory term for a female |
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Tinker's fart |
n. phr. |
[1] Negligible amount, [2] |
| Tip | vb. | Dump rubbish (vb.) - Dirty place (n.) |
| Titanic | n | A lady who goes down first time out. |
| Togs | n | Swimming trunks |
| Tool | n | Penis |
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Top of the morning |
phr. |
Paddyistic greeting |
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Tosser |
n. |
Feckless individual |
| Touched | n. | A strange or mentally handicapped individual |
| Toucher | n | Someone looking for a handout. |
| Town | n. | The main shopping streets in dublin city centre |
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Traipse |
vb. |
Walk until weary under adverse conditions |
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Trap |
n. |
Mouth |
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Trick-acting |
vb. |
Messing about, showing off |
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Trolleyed |
adj. |
Drunk, intoxicated |
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Trotting after |
phr |
Pale imitation of |
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Trousered |
adj. |
Drunk, intoxicated |
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True for you! |
phr. |
You are right |
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Tugger |
n. |
(Female) Old clothed dealer |
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Turnip-snagger |
n. |
Derogatory term for a rural dweller |
| Turf accountant | n. | Bookmaker; stems from betting on horse races, although turf accountants will give odds and take bets on just about anything. |
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Twang |
vb. & n. |
[1] Copulate with a woman [2] Woman seen as a sex object |
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Twangman |
n. |
Pimp |
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Twist |
n. |
Turn to buy a drink |
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Twisted |
adj. |
Drunk, intoxicated |
| Two bulb | n | Garda squad car |
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Two ends of, the |
adj. phr. |
Complete and utter |
Most recent version
December, 2006
To be updated from time to time
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