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Irish Slang Words In Songs

You'll find a lot of slang words and phrases In Songs on this site. Here is where I try to explain what they  Mean. a lot of these words are in the R.T.E. programme ''Love Hate'' which is now shown in America. I use a sentence to give you the gist of where the slang would be used to help you better understand it's meaning.
Slang Word
Auld

Gargle

Cocky Farmer

Delirium tremens

Useta

Benjy


ballin




Tight

Quare


Nipper




Moth


Deadly



Knackered



Gobshite



Tay


Topper


Skint



Jacks



Jackeen



Gawking


Step it out



Bog



Slash



Gas



Poled



Sound


Slapper



Slag



Shag



Scratcher



Plastered


Nixer




Manky


Langered



Kip 



Jar




Craic



Hooley


Porter




Culchie


Bowsie




Black stuff


Banjaxed



Away with the fairies



Nip


Monto




Amadán
Meaning
Old person or thing

Alcohol/Beer

Small Farmer

Major Hangover

Used To

Bad smell


Crying




Mean

Strange


Child




Girlfriend


Great



Tierd



Idiot



Tee


Good Child


Without money



Toilet



A person from Dublin



Looking at


Dancing



Toilet



urinating



Funny



Pregnant



A reliable person


Woman without morals



Make fun of a person



Make love to



Bed



Very drunk person


Working in the black economy 




Dirty


Very drunk



Not a nice place



Beer




Fun / good time



Drinking and singing


Stout / Guinness



Person from outside a town



An unpleasant man



Stout 



Broken



Mad / insane 



Naked


Area of Dublin




Fool
Example
Dublin In The Rare Auld Times

He's On The Gargle Again

For Nearly 60 Years I've Been A Cocky


I Useta Love Her Once

Get Up The Yard There's A Smell Of Benjy Off Ye

The Little Child Was Ballin Hes Eyes Out



As Tight As A Duck's Arse

He's A Quare Fella Alright


That Nipper Is Too Young To Drink



Says I To The Mot Get Your Hand Off Me Knee

Where Did Ye Get Them Deadly Strides Your Wearnig


Paddy Was Knackered After Digging Muck All Day


That Gobshite Doesn't Know His Arse From His Elbow


More Tay There Miss Hickey


He's A Little Topper


He's Skint, that's Why He Won't Get The Gargle In


She's In The Jacks Having A Wee Wee


Them Jackeens Think They Know Everything


What's That Fella Gawking At ?


Step It Out Mary My Fine Daughter


He's In The Bog Having A Slash



He's In The Bog Having A Slash



We Had Great Gas At The Circus


She's Poled Again And She Only Dropped Last Month


He's as sound as a pound


Sure That Slapper Would Get Up On The Craic Of Dawn


He's No Sense Of Humor And Can't Take A Slagging


Any Chance Of A Shag Young One ?


He Spends His Whole Day In The Scratcher


I Spent All Me Dole And Got Plastered

The Tax Man Caught Him Doing A Nixer



His Clothes Are Manky Dirty From Working

That Fella Is Langered Every Night Of The Week


I'm Not Going Back To That Kip Again


Are You Going For A Jar Horse



The Craic Was 90 In The Isle Of Man



There's A Hooley In Mick's Gaff Tonight

He'd Drink Porter Out Of A Wellington Boot


Them Culchies Are Taking All The Work


That Fella Has Being A Bowsie All His Life


Two Pints Of The Black Stuff There Barman


Me Car Is Banjaxed Beyond Repair


He's Away With The Fairies Since The Wife Left Him


As Kids We Went Swimming In The Nip In The River Tolka

Take her up to Monto




[Danny Farrell Song] They Called Him Amadán And Fool
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