Hiberno-English

Abú

Hooray!

Amadán

Fool

Fáilte

Welcome

Flaithiúlach

Generous

Garsún/Garsúr

boy

Gaeltacht

Region where Irish is the primary spoken language

Grá

Love, affection, not always romantic

Lúdramán

Fool

Plámás

Smooth talk, flattery

Sláinte

[To your] health!/Cheers!

Arra/och/musha/yerra

Interjection; "_____, sure if it rains, it rains"

Bockety

unsteady, wobbly, broken

Boreen

small rural road or track

Ceili/Ceilidh

music and dancing session, especially of traditional music

Colleen

girl, young woman

fooster

to busy oneself in a restless way, fidget

Gansey

Jumper (Sweater)

Give out

tell off, reprimand

Gob

animal's mouth/beak

Gombeen

Money lender, profiteer. Usually in the phrase '_________ man'

Guards

Police

Jackeen

A mildly pejorative term for someone from Dublin. 'a self-assertive worthless fellow'

Shoneen

An Irishman who imitates English ways

Sleeveen

An untrustworthy, cunning person

Soft day

Overcast day (light drizzle/mist)

Amn't

am not

Childer

Child

Cop-on

shrewdness, intelligence, being 'street-wise'

Craic/crack

Fun, entertainment; 'gossip, chat'

Devil

Curse (_____ take him) or negation (for none, '_____ a bit')

Eejit

idiot

Hames

a mess, used in the phrase 'make a _______ of'

Grinds

Private tuition

Jaded

physically tired, exhausted

Kip

unpleasant, dirty or sordid place

Mitch

to play truant

Sliced pan

(sliced) loaf of bread

Yoke

Thing, object, gadget

Wagon/waggon

an unpleasant or unlikable woman

Whisht

(interjection) be quiet!

Acting the maggot

to behave in an obstreperous or obstinate manner

Banjaxed

(verb) Broken, ruined, or rendered incapable of use

Bogger

Someone from the countryside or near a bog

Bowsie

a rough or unruly person

Bleb

(noun and verb) blister; to bubble up, come out in blisters

Bucklepper

An overactive, overconfident person

Chiseler

Child

Cod

Foolish person

Culchie

Person from the countryside

Delph

Dishware

Feck

F*ck

Gurrier

A tough or unruly young man

Jacks

Bathroom/toilet

Messages

Groceries

Minerals

Soft drinks

Mot

girl or young woman, girlfriend

Press

Cupboard

Rake

many or a lot

Runners

Trainers/sneakers

Shops

Newsagents (or small supermarket)

Shore

Stormdrain or Gutter

Wet the tea/the tea is wet

Make the tea/the tea is made