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Word / Phrase |
use |
Meaning |
Ma, the |
n. |
Mother |
Mad |
adj. |
[1]Angry, [2] very |
Maggot |
n. |
Unpleasant or disgusting person, term of contempt |
Maggoty |
adj. |
Drunk, intoxicated |
Mala | n | Plasticine |
Mallet head | adj. | Fool |
Mammy, the |
n. |
Affectionate term by children for mother, or in adult usage, mother or wife |
Mammy's boy |
n. |
Person excessively dependant upon maternal affection |
Man, that's your only |
phr. |
Correct chjoice |
Mangy |
adj. |
Mean, untidy |
Manky |
adj. |
Dirty, untidy |
Massive |
adj. |
Impressive, Dublin term meaning excellent |
Me |
n. |
My |
Me elbow! |
exclm. |
Expression of disbelief |
Me oul flower |
phr. |
Term of endearment |
Me oul segotia | Term of endearment for a good friend | |
Melted |
adv. |
Very tired |
Mentaller |
n. |
Irrational, unpredictable individual; mentally handicapped |
Merciful hour! |
exclm |
Mild oath |
Messages |
n. |
Shopping, small purchases |
Messer |
n. |
Seriously incompetent and / or disruptive individual, joker |
Messing |
vb. |
Joking |
Middling |
adj. |
Neither good nor bad |
Mighty |
adj. |
Excellent, outstanding, wonderful |
Mill |
n. & vb |
Gathering, fight |
Mill into / milling |
vb. |
Attack, physically assault, fight |
Minding mice at a crossroad |
phr. |
Undertaking an undemanding task |
Mind the busses |
phr. |
Be careful |
Mind yerself | phr. | Be careful |
Mineral | n. | Soft drink |
Mingin' | adj | Displeasing to the eye. Unclean. Displeasing to the olfactory system. (also 'Manky') "Your one is mingin'" "That jacks is mingin'" "Whoa. This gaf smells mingin'" |
Mitch |
vb. |
Play truant from school |
Molly | adj | Efeminate person |
Mongrel fox |
n. |
Unsolicited critic |
Monkey | adj. | IR£500 - five hundred pounds of Irish currency |
Mortaller |
n. |
Mortal sin for Catholics |
Motrified | adj. | Embarassed |
Mot / mott |
n. |
Affectionate term for girlfriend or wife |
Mot’s crossbar | n | Erection |
Motherless |
adj. |
Drunk, intoxicated |
Motting |
vb |
Courting, going out with, doing a line |
Mouldy |
adj. |
Drunk, intoxicated |
Mountainy | adj. | Term of abuse for women from the country denoting big and rough like a mountain: as in "She's a bit of a mountainy woman" |
Mouth |
n. |
Noisy person, excessive talker |
Mucker | n. | Country person (culchie) from rural background |
Mulchie |
n. |
Country person (culchie) from town rather that rural background |
My friend |
n. |
Menstrual period |
My hat! |
exclm |
Expression of disbelief |
Most recent version:
December, 2006
To be updated from time to time
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