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Irish slang

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  • Fella
    Used for your guy, as in ‘me fella’; partner/husband/boyfriend
  • codding ya
    Joking with you
  • Fine thing
    Good-looking man or woman
  • to make a bags of something
    Make a mess of doing something
  • Banjaxed
    Broken
  • Fierce
    Very good, great, excellent
  • Grand
    Mostly used like 'ok' but better
  • Deadly
    Brilliant, fantastic, great
  • Fair play!
    Well done!
  • Earwigging
    Listening in on a private conversation
  • Acting the maggot
    Fooling and messing around
  • Gaff
    Home; to have a ‘free gaff’ means you are home alone
  • Chancer
    Someone who takes a risk
  • Gander
    Quick glance
  • Eejit
    Complete fool, doing something silly
  • Gas
    Funny or amusing
  • Craic
    Fun, gossip, goings-on
  • Bucketing down
    Raining heavy