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WARM-UP: Irish Slang Words & Phrases

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    This St Patrick's Day you can speak just like an Irish person with these slang words and phrases
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  • What is 'acting the maggot'?
    Acting like an insect
    Fooling and messing around
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  • What is to 'make a bags' of something?
    to make a lot of money
    to make a mess of doing something
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  • What does 'bang on' mean?
    Absolutely right
    Completely wrong
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  • If someone said 'come on, you boyo', who are they talking about?
    Hey young male
    Let's go to a show!
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  • What does bucketing down mean?
    It's raining a lot!
    It's really sunny!
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  • Who is a Ciotóg?
    Someone left handed
    Someone right handed
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  • What is the expression 'Have the craic'?
    Have fun!
    Have this cookie!
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  • What is to be a 'gas'?
    Funny or amusing
    Scary and dangerous
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  • What is to be 'grand'?
    A positive response when asked how you are
    To be very rich
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  • What is a 'rugger bugger'?
    Someone elegant
    Someone who loves bugs
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  • What does it mean if something is banjaxed?
    It is old
    It is broken
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  • What does it mean to 'leg it'?
    Go somewhere very fast
    Go dancing crazily
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  • What does 'donkeys years' mean?
    A long time
    An old person
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  • What is 'savage'?
    Something very good
    Something very bad
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  • If something or someone is described as 'wee' how are they?
    Small
    Big
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  • If you tell someone to 'wind their neck in', what do you want them to do?
    Be quiet
    Keep talking
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