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13 Irish slang words we need the world to know about

Get familiar.

FORGET LEARNING A cupla focal, these are the words you need to know before coming to Ireland.

1. Gowl

An annoying person. You will most likely come across many a gowl on public transport, so this will be handy to have. Ye GOW-EL ye!

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2. Beour

A fine looking woman. Useful when you find yourself in a shitty local nightclub, single, and the national anthem playing.

3. Ride

Perhaps the one that causes the most confusion. Ride in Ireland DOES NOT mean sitting in a car, or hopping up on a pony. It means hopping up on a person, or that you think they are attractive enough to be hopped up on.

It means sex. SEX.

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4. Geebag

A not-so-nice person. Basically, a bag of ladies genitals. Pleasant. It can also be used to describe something thatโ€™s not ideal.

5. Whisht

Shut the hell up. Prepare to use this in the cinema, on the bus, basically everywhere you encounter people.

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6. Banjaxed

Broken, in bits. Bob the Builder, can he fix it? No, itโ€™s banjaxed.

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7. Scarlet

Embarrassed, going red, mortified over something. Most commonly used in a sentence, scarlet for YOU.

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8. Mank

Insufferably gross. You can use this to describe food, the state of something, or maybe an item of clothing your exโ€™s new partner is proudly showing off.

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9. Gobshite

A gobby shite, aka a bit of a thick. Alternate this with gowl and geebag and youโ€™re sure to make friends.
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10. Jar

If someone asks if youโ€™re heading for a jar, donโ€™t be confused. A jar simply means a beer, and a = at least six.

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11. Eejit

Usually prefaced with feckin, an eejit is one of the most exasperated of idiots. Like, the kind of idiot that you just canโ€™t even bring yourself to insult anymore.

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12. Savage

In the States, heโ€™s a rapper. Here, it means something excellent. Like Savage the rapper, he is probably a savage musician.

Probably.

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13. Dose

No, Illinois. You canโ€™t call your market dose. It means a headwrecker. Unless this is a market full of headwreckers, then, continue.

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