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Word / Phrase |
use |
Meaning |
Caboosh, the whole |
n. |
All, everything, everyone |
Canary, got a | phr. n. | Fright |
Can of piss | n | Derogatory term i.e. "You're some can of piss" |
Carpet muncher | n | Lesbian |
Carry-on | n | Arguement, commotion |
Carrying |
part. as n. |
In the money |
Cat |
adj. |
Shocking, rough, unpleasant very bad |
Cat got your tongue? |
phr. |
Asked of s.o. who refuses to answer a question |
Catch oneself on |
phr. |
Adopt a normal viewpoint |
Cat's lick |
n. phr. |
Perfunctory cleaning |
Cat's pyjamas | adj | Perfection |
Catskin |
n. |
Shiny outer layer on newly baked bread |
Ceili / ceilidh |
n. & vb. |
Dance session, social gathering |
Cha |
n. |
Tea |
Chance one's arm |
vb. phr |
Take a risk, engage in something of an uncertain outcome |
Chancer |
n. |
Devious person, s.o. generally male, who takes risks, mostly on the safe side of the law and often come away with a dividend. see also 'cute hoor' |
Character |
n. |
Individual slightly larger than life |
Chas Mahal |
nickname |
Government buildings restored under the aegis of Charles J Haughey |
Cheek |
adj. |
Disrespect |
Cheesed off |
phr. adj. |
Bored, fed-up, annoyed, upset |
Chick nor child |
phr |
Nobody |
Childer |
n. plr |
Children |
Chinwag |
n. |
Chat, conversation |
Chipper |
n. |
Fish and chip shop, generally a take-away |
Chips |
n. |
French fries |
Chiseller |
n. |
Affectionate term for a child |
Chucker-outer | n | Bouncer / doorman |
Chuckie | adj. |
(a) Armchair terrorist -- from Tiocfaid Ar Lá, roughly
pronounced "Chokay are law", a supporter of violent Nationalism. (b) A member/supporter of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA. |
Ciotog |
n. |
Left-hander |
Clappers , like the |
n. |
In great haste |
Clatter |
n. |
Slap, hit, bang |
Clatter |
n. & vb. |
Physical chastisement. "Me auld one clattered me" "I'll clatter ye, ye little shite" |
Click |
vb. & n. |
Pick up a member of the opposite sex |
Clip |
n. & vb. |
Quick blow, Slap, hit, - used to punish |
Clique | n | A close knit group |
Clock |
vb. & n. |
Beat, punch, trash |
Cobble |
vb. |
Gather together carelessly |
Cock manger | n. | Urinals |
Cod |
n. vb. adj. |
Deception, deceit or stupidity |
Coddle |
n. |
Meal of ham, onions and potatoes |
Codger |
n |
Difficult or irrational individual |
Codology |
n. |
Nonsense |
Cog |
vb. |
To copy , as in an exam, or to copy someone's schoolwork |
Colcannon | n | Mashed potatoes & cabbage or kale |
Combo |
n. |
Football practice |
Comeuppance |
n. |
Just deserts |
Conkers | n | Chestnuts |
Constipated geryhound, like a | adj | Glum, upset |
Contrary |
adj. |
Moody, irritable or irrational |
Cooker |
n. |
[1] Stove [2] Apple used only for cooking |
Cop-on |
n. & vb. |
Common sense, Understanding, streetwise knowledge |
Copper |
n. |
Small denomination coin |
Corner-boy |
n. |
Loitering without intent |
Corpo |
n. |
Abbreviated term for Dublin Corporation |
Corporation | n | Well endowed belly, frequently from over-drinking and under-exercising. eg "Look at the corporation on him |
Cosy / cosie |
n. |
s.o. who rents a taxi licence from the owner when the owner is not using it (co-driver) |
Court |
n. vb. |
Pay amorous attention to or close sexual contact |
Covers |
n. |
Bedclothes |
Cow juice | n. | Milk |
Crab |
n. |
Unpleasant child |
Craic / Crack |
adj. n. |
Fun |
Crappucino | n. | The particularly frothy type of diarrhoea that you get after eating in some Dublin eat-houses. |
Crawling |
metonym |
Of grid-locked traffic |
Crawthumper |
n. |
Ostentatiously pious / religious individual |
Craythur /cratur |
n. |
Strong drink |
Credit |
n. vb. |
Asset or advantage |
Crisps |
n. |
Potato chips |
Crock | n. | Dodgy car |
Croker |
n. |
Affectionate abbreviation of Croak Park stadium |
Crubeen |
n. |
Pig's trotter to eat |
Cruiser, the |
nickname |
Conor Cruise O'Brien |
Cruiscín lán |
adj. |
Plenty (lit. Irish 'full jug') |
Culchie |
n. |
Derogatory term for a country person as perceived by Dubliners |
Cúpla focal |
n. phr. |
A few words in the Irish language |
Cuppa, a | Cup of coffee, cup of tea, | |
Cur | adj. | Unpleasant fellow |
Cushty |
Easy (also
'Sorted', 'Handy'). "I've got a cushty job." "This gaf is cushty" |
|
Cute-hoor |
n. |
Clever or devious man with overriding self-interest. Often used with sneaking admiration. see also 'hoor' |
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December, 2006
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