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- 10th Festival of Fools
- A Brief History of Belfast
- April-May 2013 Events
- Art In The City
- Ask us anything... seriously.
- Belfast Community Gospel Choir play the Waterfront
- Belfast In Your Pocket in iPaper
- Belfast Media
- Belfast Murals
- Belfast Public Art: Not a Mural in Sight
- Belfast Visitor Pass
- Belfast webcams
- Belfast's Quarters
- Craft NI's Perspective: Inspiration Unveiled
- Derry~Londonderry 2013 City of Culture highlights
- Ethnic Belfast
- George Best 1946-2005
- Haunted Belfast
- Hidden Belfast - city secrets revealed
- How till spake Norn Iron (A guide to local phrases)
- Ich bin ein, er, Belfaster?
- Ich bin ein, er, Belfaster? The Follow Up.
- Local Food & Gastro Tourism
- NI Public Holidays
- NI by Railway: BELFAST - NEWRY
- NI by Railway: BELFAST-BANGOR
- NI by Railway: BELFAST-DERRY
- NI by Railway: BELFAST-LARNE HARBOUR
- NI's Top Spa and Golf Resorts
- Northern Ireland Facts and Figures
- On the Presidential Trail
- Robert Burns - the Belfast connection
- Scenic Ireland photographic book
- Spending a penny
- Style and songs at chic Stormont event
- The Plantation of Ulster
- The Twelfth and the Orange Order
- Tracing Your Roots
- Troubles Tourism
- ULSTERBUS DAYTOURS - Belleek, Bundoran and Sligo Town.
- ULSTERBUS DAYTOURS - Devenish Island and Enniskillen
- ULSTERBUS DAYTOURS - Rosapenna & Atlantic Drive, Donegal
- Ulster History Circle: Local legends on a wall
- Where to find Belfast In Your Pocket
- Will the real St. Patrick please stand up?
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10th Festival of Fools
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Derry~Londonderry 2013 City of Culture highlights
Here are some highlights of this ground-breaking cultural year in the city's history. For all the latest news, previews and reviews, visit www.... -
Belfast's Quarters
Put simply, Belfast is made up of five areas: North, East, South, West and the city centrewithin which cosmopolitan Quarters are emerging, providing a focus for culture, tourism and economic development.... -
Local Food & Gastro Tourism
Most of Northern Ireland's traditional dishes have their roots in potatoes and bread. This simple peasant fare has endured amid a profusion of fusion cuisine and contemporary twists.... -
April-May 2013 Events
Belfast Film FestivalThu 11 - Sun 21 AprilThis 13th annual festival showcases the newest and best in local and international talent including short film programmes, a documentary film competition, classic retrospectives, workshops and special events.... -
George Best 1946-2005
In a city with more than its fair share of famous sons, few have ever had the charisma of football legend George Best.... -
Belfast Visitor Pass
Explore more of the city and save money into the bargain with this one, two or three day tourist discount card.... -
Belfast Community Gospel Choir play the Waterfront
They’ve got soul, they’ve got passion and they’re about to blow audiences away at a one-night-only entertainment extravaganza.... -
Style and songs at chic Stormont event
Some of NI’s top emerging fashion and music talent will be showcasing their skills at a fun fashion and music extravaganza in Stormont Parliament buildings on Sat 4 May 2013.... -
ULSTERBUS DAYTOURS - Devenish Island and Enniskillen
Local travel writer COLIN McALPIN keeps on trucking courtesy of Ulsterbus Daytours... this time he's bound for Co.... -
Ask us anything... seriously.
Stressing out about your stag weekend? Want to see the political murals? Fancy a classy Big Night Out? Whether you're on a budget or blowing the company expenses (as if), get in touch and we'll provide info only a Belfast native would know.... -
Hidden Belfast - city secrets revealed
There's a lot going on in this city, especially if you know where to look. To help you unearth these secret treats, we've come up with our favourite things to do.... -
NI's Top Spa and Golf Resorts
With the successes of local boys Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy on the global golfing circuit, and the return of theIrish Open to Royal Portrush Golf Club from 28 June - 1 July 2012, there’s never been a better time to indulge in Northern Ireland’s top golf and spa resorts.... -
Craft NI's Perspective: Inspiration Unveiled
From 5 - 26 April 2013, the best of NI’s innovative contemporary craft is showcased in this exhibition, returning to Belfast following its successful run at the Craft Central Gallery at Clerkenwell in London....
How till spake Norn Iron (A guide to local phrases)
As the old saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" and it's pretty much the same here in Belfast.
There's no better way to get to know the city and its people than to mingle with the locals and engage in a bit of light-hearted 'banter'.
Our A-Z online guide to speaking the local lingo has attracted the most comments by far. So if you want to know the difference between a minger and a munter or why tea is different from tae, or add your suggestions, just consult 'How till spake Norn Iron' and you'll be talking the talk before you know it...big lad!
* "Just a note to say thanks for the comments and suggestions, keep them coming! - Ed."
A is for...
Ach: A regional word that's usually placed at the start of a sentence. “Ach go on.”, “Ach you know?”
Arse: Bottom, bum. “A kick up the arse.”
Ascared: Combination of the words afraid and scared. “I'm ascared of heights.”
Aye: Yes. “Aye, I'll have a pint if you're buying.”
B is for...
Bake: Mouth/face. “Shut your bake”, “Look at the bake on her”
Banjaxed: Broken. “Darling, the bog is banjaxed, call a plumber”
Banter: Craic, fun chatter. “Let's go for a pint and some banter”
Beezer: Good, fantastic “Your new car is beezer mate.” (Rosemary – London)
Big Lad: A robust young gentleman. “Alright big lad?”
Bout Ye!: Greeting, How are you? “Bout ye big lad, let's go for a swall.” (Glenn Kelly – Belfast)
C is for...
C' mere: A command. “Come here”
Catch yourself on!: An expression, translated as “Get a hold of yourself!”, “Wise up!”
Clinker: Similar to Beezer. “My new bike is clinker.” (Eimear – Belfast/Glasgow)
Coupan: Face. “Look at the state of the coupan on yer woman.” (Eimear – Belfast/Glasgow)
Cracker: Good. “That restaurant was cracker”
Craic: Fun, to have a good time. “The craic is mighty lads, get the beers in”
D is for...
Da: Father. “I seen your Da in the pub last night”
Dander: Walk. “Lets go for a dander”
Dead-On: Good, decent, alright. “I like him, he's dead-on”
Does my head in: Expression. Someone who really annoys you. “That dipso does my head in”
E is for...
Eejit : An Idiot. “You are an eejit”
F is for...
Faffin': Messing around, acting an eejit. “Stop faffin' around and do some work”
Fegs: Cigarettes. “Can I have twenty fegs and a can of coke?”
Fiddle: A Violin. “Get that fiddle out and let's have a sing-song”
Fire: Throw. “I was out firing stones at the peelers”
G is for...
Grand: Good. “That's grand, I'll see you at half-eleven”
Gub: Mouth. “I've got a sore gub”
Guddies: Trainers. “Look at my belter new guddies”
H is for...
Haul: Hold. “Your man can't haul his beer”, “Haul my jacket”
Hoak: Rummage. “That wee man hoaks through the bins”
Hole: Bottom, Bum. “Get your lazy hole out of bed and go to work”
Hoop: Bum, bottom. “That child has a face like my hoop”
I is for...
I tell a lie: Expression, meaning you've made an error. “I tell a lie, I do remember who you father is”
I'll do you!: Expression, meaning you're in big trouble. “I'll knock you out big-lad”, “You're going to receive a thump”
Is that you?: Regional question. “Are you finished?”, “Are you ready?”
Is your head cut?: Expression, meaning are you wise? “Why did you buy a chocolate fire guard, is your head cut?”
J is for...
Jammie: Lucky. “That jammie sod just won the lottery”
Jam Jar: Slang. Car. “I've bought a brand new jam jar”
Jaunty: Tracksuit wearing moron, usually found loitering outside shopping centres with nowhere else to go. May also be sporting a bum-fluff moustache.
K is for...
Keepin' Dick: Keeping Lookout. “Keep-dick for me while I rob this jewellers”
Kex: Underwear. “I have to go a buy new kex for my honeymoon”
Kilty-Caul-Bum: Expression/song, meaning Kilty-cold-bottom, a Scottish gentleman with no underwear. “One for me and one for you and one for kilty-caul-bum”
L is for...
Lamped: Punched. “I lamped yer man after he called me a nasty name”
Lamps: Eyes. “I cried my lamps out”, “I got my lamps punched last night”
Lump: Lazy, “Get out of bed you big lump and get a job”
Lifted: Arrested. “Wee Stevie got lifted by the peelers last night”
M is for...
Ma: Mother. “How's your Ma?”
Melter: An annoying person who gets on your nerves. “That wee girl is a melter.” (Rosemary – London)
Minger: Ugly, an unattractive person. “You're such a minger”
Munter: An unattractive woman dressed inappropriately for her age and covered in fake tan. "Yer Ma's a munter"
Mucker: Mate, pal. “Alright mucker, fancy a pint?”
N is for...
Naff: Stupid, crap. “Your new car is naff”
Neb: Nose. “Yer man has some neb on him, it's massive”
Norn Iron: Slang/dialect. Northern Ireland. “I hope Norn Iron win the World Cup”
Nuck: Steal. “I didn't nuck your milk”
O is for...
Offie: Off Licence. “Let's go to the offie and buy some beer”
Oul: Old. “This pub is really oul”
Oul-Doll: Old Lady. “That oul-doll looks like your Ma”
Oul-Lad: Old Man. “That oul-lad lives up our street”
P is for...
Pastie-Lip: Someone with a big bottom lip. “Here comes pastie-lip with his new girlfriend”
Peelers: Police. “The peelers do my head in”
Poke: Ice-Cream. “Ma, can I have a poke with sprinkles on it?”
Pull: Go on a romantic conquest, usually on a Friday and Saturday night at a disco. “Right, pass my aftershave, I'm going on the pull tonight”
R is for...
Ragein': Angry, fuming. “£15 for a taxi, I was ragein'!” (Anna - Belfast)
Ratten: Rotting, disgusting. “Those prawns were ratten”
Reddener: Embarrassed. “I took an awful reddener when I fell off my chair”
Right: Assertive, usually applied at the start of a sentence. “Right, I'm away home for my tea”
Runner: Run away, flee with speed. “Here come the peelers, let's do a runner!”
S is for...
Scundered: Embarrassed. “Look at yer man's trousers, I'm scundered for 'em!” (Anna - Belfast)
Sound: Dead on, easy going. “Yer Da is sound”
Spake: Pronunciation - Speak. “Shut up and let me spake”
Spuds: Potatoes. “Get the spuds on love, I'm starvin'”
Stickin' Out!: Fantastic! “I'm stickin' out big lad and how are you?”
T is for...
Tae: Pronunciation - Tea. “Put the kette on and we'll have a cup of tae”
Tea: Dinner. “Jimmy, your tea is ready”
Tele: Belfast Telegraph, a Belfast newspaper. “Give me the Tele and a packet of crisps”
Till: To. “Are you coming till the shops?”
V is for...
Veda: Malted bread native to Northern Ireland. Lovely with some butter and cheese.
W is for...
Wee: Small. Used by every single Northern Irish person. “Have a wee bun”, “Would you like a wee bag?”
What about ye?: Greeting. “How are you?”
Wick: Stupid, useless. “That new Glentoran kit is wick”
Windee: Window. “Someone broke my windee”
Y is for...
Ya: You. “Ya look like my Ma”
Yarn: Talk. “I had a good yarn with your Ma”
Yer: You're. “Yer my best mate”
Youse: You Lot. “Youse keep the noise down, I'm trying to sleep!”
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There's no better way to get to know the city and its people than to mingle with the locals and engage in a bit of light-hearted 'banter'.
Our A-Z online guide to speaking the local lingo has attracted the most comments by far. So if you want to know the difference between a minger and a munter or why tea is different from tae, or add your suggestions, just consult 'How till spake Norn Iron' and you'll be talking the talk before you know it...big lad!
* "Just a note to say thanks for the comments and suggestions, keep them coming! - Ed."
A is for...
Ach: A regional word that's usually placed at the start of a sentence. “Ach go on.”, “Ach you know?”
Arse: Bottom, bum. “A kick up the arse.”
Ascared: Combination of the words afraid and scared. “I'm ascared of heights.”
Aye: Yes. “Aye, I'll have a pint if you're buying.”
B is for...
Bake: Mouth/face. “Shut your bake”, “Look at the bake on her”
Banjaxed: Broken. “Darling, the bog is banjaxed, call a plumber”
Banter: Craic, fun chatter. “Let's go for a pint and some banter”
Beezer: Good, fantastic “Your new car is beezer mate.” (Rosemary – London)
Big Lad: A robust young gentleman. “Alright big lad?”
Bout Ye!: Greeting, How are you? “Bout ye big lad, let's go for a swall.” (Glenn Kelly – Belfast)
C is for...
C' mere: A command. “Come here”
Catch yourself on!: An expression, translated as “Get a hold of yourself!”, “Wise up!”
Clinker: Similar to Beezer. “My new bike is clinker.” (Eimear – Belfast/Glasgow)
Coupan: Face. “Look at the state of the coupan on yer woman.” (Eimear – Belfast/Glasgow)
Cracker: Good. “That restaurant was cracker”
Craic: Fun, to have a good time. “The craic is mighty lads, get the beers in”
D is for...
Da: Father. “I seen your Da in the pub last night”
Dander: Walk. “Lets go for a dander”
Dead-On: Good, decent, alright. “I like him, he's dead-on”
Does my head in: Expression. Someone who really annoys you. “That dipso does my head in”
E is for...
Eejit : An Idiot. “You are an eejit”
F is for...
Faffin': Messing around, acting an eejit. “Stop faffin' around and do some work”
Fegs: Cigarettes. “Can I have twenty fegs and a can of coke?”
Fiddle: A Violin. “Get that fiddle out and let's have a sing-song”
Fire: Throw. “I was out firing stones at the peelers”
G is for...
Grand: Good. “That's grand, I'll see you at half-eleven”
Gub: Mouth. “I've got a sore gub”
Guddies: Trainers. “Look at my belter new guddies”
H is for...
Haul: Hold. “Your man can't haul his beer”, “Haul my jacket”
Hoak: Rummage. “That wee man hoaks through the bins”
Hole: Bottom, Bum. “Get your lazy hole out of bed and go to work”
Hoop: Bum, bottom. “That child has a face like my hoop”
I is for...
I tell a lie: Expression, meaning you've made an error. “I tell a lie, I do remember who you father is”
I'll do you!: Expression, meaning you're in big trouble. “I'll knock you out big-lad”, “You're going to receive a thump”
Is that you?: Regional question. “Are you finished?”, “Are you ready?”
Is your head cut?: Expression, meaning are you wise? “Why did you buy a chocolate fire guard, is your head cut?”
J is for...
Jammie: Lucky. “That jammie sod just won the lottery”
Jam Jar: Slang. Car. “I've bought a brand new jam jar”
Jaunty: Tracksuit wearing moron, usually found loitering outside shopping centres with nowhere else to go. May also be sporting a bum-fluff moustache.
K is for...
Keepin' Dick: Keeping Lookout. “Keep-dick for me while I rob this jewellers”
Kex: Underwear. “I have to go a buy new kex for my honeymoon”
Kilty-Caul-Bum: Expression/song, meaning Kilty-cold-bottom, a Scottish gentleman with no underwear. “One for me and one for you and one for kilty-caul-bum”
L is for...
Lamped: Punched. “I lamped yer man after he called me a nasty name”
Lamps: Eyes. “I cried my lamps out”, “I got my lamps punched last night”
Lump: Lazy, “Get out of bed you big lump and get a job”
Lifted: Arrested. “Wee Stevie got lifted by the peelers last night”
M is for...
Ma: Mother. “How's your Ma?”
Melter: An annoying person who gets on your nerves. “That wee girl is a melter.” (Rosemary – London)
Minger: Ugly, an unattractive person. “You're such a minger”
Munter: An unattractive woman dressed inappropriately for her age and covered in fake tan. "Yer Ma's a munter"
Mucker: Mate, pal. “Alright mucker, fancy a pint?”
N is for...
Naff: Stupid, crap. “Your new car is naff”
Neb: Nose. “Yer man has some neb on him, it's massive”
Norn Iron: Slang/dialect. Northern Ireland. “I hope Norn Iron win the World Cup”
Nuck: Steal. “I didn't nuck your milk”
O is for...
Offie: Off Licence. “Let's go to the offie and buy some beer”
Oul: Old. “This pub is really oul”
Oul-Doll: Old Lady. “That oul-doll looks like your Ma”
Oul-Lad: Old Man. “That oul-lad lives up our street”
P is for...
Pastie-Lip: Someone with a big bottom lip. “Here comes pastie-lip with his new girlfriend”
Peelers: Police. “The peelers do my head in”
Poke: Ice-Cream. “Ma, can I have a poke with sprinkles on it?”
Pull: Go on a romantic conquest, usually on a Friday and Saturday night at a disco. “Right, pass my aftershave, I'm going on the pull tonight”
R is for...
Ragein': Angry, fuming. “£15 for a taxi, I was ragein'!” (Anna - Belfast)
Ratten: Rotting, disgusting. “Those prawns were ratten”
Reddener: Embarrassed. “I took an awful reddener when I fell off my chair”
Right: Assertive, usually applied at the start of a sentence. “Right, I'm away home for my tea”
Runner: Run away, flee with speed. “Here come the peelers, let's do a runner!”
S is for...
Scundered: Embarrassed. “Look at yer man's trousers, I'm scundered for 'em!” (Anna - Belfast)
Sound: Dead on, easy going. “Yer Da is sound”
Spake: Pronunciation - Speak. “Shut up and let me spake”
Spuds: Potatoes. “Get the spuds on love, I'm starvin'”
Stickin' Out!: Fantastic! “I'm stickin' out big lad and how are you?”
T is for...
Tae: Pronunciation - Tea. “Put the kette on and we'll have a cup of tae”
Tea: Dinner. “Jimmy, your tea is ready”
Tele: Belfast Telegraph, a Belfast newspaper. “Give me the Tele and a packet of crisps”
Till: To. “Are you coming till the shops?”
V is for...
Veda: Malted bread native to Northern Ireland. Lovely with some butter and cheese.
W is for...
Wee: Small. Used by every single Northern Irish person. “Have a wee bun”, “Would you like a wee bag?”
What about ye?: Greeting. “How are you?”
Wick: Stupid, useless. “That new Glentoran kit is wick”
Windee: Window. “Someone broke my windee”
Y is for...
Ya: You. “Ya look like my Ma”
Yarn: Talk. “I had a good yarn with your Ma”
Yer: You're. “Yer my best mate”
Youse: You Lot. “Youse keep the noise down, I'm trying to sleep!”
What about - He's no goats toe! Meaning he isn't stupid.
Your heads cut - your stupid. Or your a head the bin - a dope. Your arse is hangin out the winddie (window) and your grannies thrown snowballs at it! - Your being naive. Hows she cuttin ole han'? - hows things? Reply - full o the blade - pretty good.
'I thought I was harpic and ma head was cut, being a head bend when I read them there comments' Belfast
"funkin", "mingin", "mankin" - varying degrees of being filthy."shapping beg" - a bag for carrying your "messages"
Yer man's not the full shilling, meaning he lacks intelligence. He's a fly man, meaning he's one to watch lol
Yer all quare gegs so yis are. Any pachals or hAllions out there.
Ganch/gansh - to talk or someone who talks a lot/is a gossip. "I was ganching on the phone for hours" or "Yer woman is a wild ganch".
Canny- cant. Mon ahead- come on. What's the curren- what's the craic. Fadge- potato bread.
Yer heads lit mate....youre crazy!
Hammered - meaning drunk,Stonned/ Baked -meaning high on drugs
Stocious - very drunk. "She was stocious, so she was".
"I'll warm your fricken ear!" - To slap someone across the face.
Pegs - Teeth i.e. "See her, she hasn't a peg in her head".
Loving every one of these. Haven't heard gurnin' in ages. "Stop yer gurnin' or I'll give youse (sounds like 'yiz') somethin to cry about." How about stocious for senselessly drunk, often used with a tinge of disgust "Ugh, bloody stocious, so he was!" And keek "laughed so hard I keeked my pants." Duff for bum, usually when you've been shirking your work too long "Right, off yer duff." This is a really ancient one, my mom used to say "clocks" for afeared cockroaches, don't know if anyone uses that one anymore. "Go fix yerself" is what you're told if you're unkempt in the eyes of your disapproving companion. "You see him?" when pointing out someone usually not in a flattering way "You see him? He's a crook!" Boats for a large-footed person's shoes "You could sail to China in those boats!" "Away on wi youse," for dismissing someone who's annoying or when you've had enough of someone's hot air. It's good fun to read all these, such great character and wit amongst the folks of NI. Thanks everyone xx
What about the phrase "Im half cut" meaning im drunk
wud yiz howl yir weeisht/ be quiet!!
Fleeced - have no money ( I'm fleeced)Boner - erection (hit a boner)Quare - goodJebs - breasts (quare set of jebs on ye!)Hand glider - ciderWab - penisSuckie -oral sexBoggin - disgusting or dirty or ugly
No one ever drank a cup of tae, it's a "cupatae", and probably in "yer han"
Don't forget the other meaning of "skitter" (brat) - Thon's a cheeky wee skitter, so he is
What is a Numil, and or maybe nimil We are always using it for a small amount... Thanks. Duncan
Fleg flag ie start wavin thon fleg.Beg bag ie hey, have ye seen my beg anywhere?Yer heads a marley, your not making any sense sir.good list, lots of chuckles
"Get a move on, or I'll put my toe up your hole." Hurry up, or I will plant my boot in your bottom. "Ach, ya wee skit-ter" Affectionate terms addressed to a child.Also, any term, when said in a strong Northern Irish accent, can mean drunken. For example: "You should a'seen your ma last nite, she was trolleyed." But you can substitute anything for trolleyed. "Your ma was treed" "Your ma was rugged." "I was near turned looking at it" means I was totally disgusted."you've got a face on you like a busted boot" (you look like an angry child who's not getting their own way." you've got a face on you like a Lurgan Spade" (you look very sad).
"Get tore into" imperative, instruction to do better, to be more competitive: coach to football team "get tore into them lads": parent to children "yous get tore into your homework before your tea."
"tear into" to attack or beat someone, or equally to mount a merely verbal attack on someone."tore into" above - past tense: yer ma woodney let me post thon on facebook in case the internet trolls got tore into ye!
Common phrases-'The craic was 90' ( good fun)'Yer doll'( the woman)'Right sham'( alright my friend)'Sir' ( used by limavady/Derry people to grab attention informally)'Fierce/powerful/ wild'( adjectives used to describe surprising events)'Yer boy'( used for men both young and old!)
Dont forget about 'weins'-kids, "could ya mind da weins
It may also be useful to note that quite a few of the words have more than one meaning.Like dotin - someone dotin over their kids looking after/centre of universe. Alternatively it could be yer dotin meaning that their forgetful or going insane.OrRite, could mean - auh rite, as in oh is that true (with a sarcastic undertone). Alternatively rite used on its own is a greeting like what bout yeOrOi, good one this oi as in what you doing, what did you do that for, or getting someones attentionTheres so many to others it can sound like an entierly different language. As I found out in north wales, they spoke in welsh and I obviously couldnt so I spoke like would of back home and none understood. So long story short yea the way we speek in norn iron can also be used in this manner :)
One I've not seen (unless I missed it...sorry) is "Stick it up yer fawn jersey." The meaning is clear, but I've never known its origin. Is "fawn jersey" team-related, or just something arbitrary and, by inference, bloody shite?
Oh here, Im all cut. Meaning embarrassed. Can be used along with 'the quick'. Im cut til the quick, so i am.
scunnered - bored, grumpy ( this day is shite, i'm so scunnered!) chaul - a really annoying person (you're a right chaul) yee - you (state of yee!)
"I got a new big yoke yesterday"- I got a new vehicle yesterday. "Hoke'd the fucked outta it!"- raced it about the place. "Yer man lashed rings round him"- your guy was vomiting around himself."She took him till the cleaners"- as in a couples divorce, the woman won the divorce got all assests and left the guy with 'not a penny to his name'(nothing).
''suckin diesel'' trans .things are proceeding nicely,everythings well.
Boke: to puke, to vomit. Used about babies but also adults.
A few more I picked up on a recent trip to Belfast.Blocked: Very drunk. "Aye, wee Stevie was right blocked at The Bot last night." Bollocks: Testicles.Burley: Rough; hungover. "I feel a wee bit burley this morning, that I do."Kip: A nap.Smicks: Another word for chavs.Thon: Used to refer to a woman?
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Bate - as in u beat somebody in a fight, or look at da bate'a him, or over using a word 'you bate dat out ages ago'
Hoke- to hunt, nosy i.e. 'I'll have a hoke through my wallet at the checkout for twenty minutes before finally paying'
''DUCKIE'' - A big stone/brick - ''mon, yis comin down till launch dukies at the peelers fira bitta craic?''
''doort'' & ''Doortbeeeg'' - as in DIRT & Dirty Person -''Thon blade there she's an awful doortbeeg, so she is''
What about gobshite? As in "thon is a gobshite, there's an awful want in him"Other choice turns of phrase include "I'll wring you by the roots" and "Here, I'll take ye outside and bate the box o' ye"
Calm the halm - relax, calm down "mate calm the ham its only a joke" wise the bap - wise up, "he needs to wise the bap"Rocket - nuts, crazy, good lad, funny, "that jimmys a rocket"
Ach a wayin Chase yourself on ......wise upWind your neck in!!.....Shut in
Steamin - very drunk God I miss NIs lovely vocab hahaha
Keep er lit big lawd - keep going
You should add the phonetic spelling, it would be useful ;)
Cut to the onion - Embarrassed
Chum - friend e.g. how are ye chum?
Feck off ye arsehole - go away you bad/annoying person
Here do you like lettuce? ''yes'' will lettuce buck ye - term asked to wee girls by fella's looking to have sex
Wheels or kicks - trainers "do u like my new wheels" "wot do u think of my new kicks"
Getting into trouble - to get a girl pregnant. 'Don't go getting that girl into trouble'.Culchie - someone from a rural area. 'Yer da's a farmer? Ya culchie ya!
"you're heedz a marley" - you are not thinking clearly that statement seems erroneous
'mere - meaning 'come here' as in " 'mere ni ill wack yee!"coopan - meaning 'head' as in "ders somin wrom we your coupan mate" ders - meaning "there's" or "there is" as in "ders it der!"gay - meaning "pointless" as in "that's pure gay like"sad - meaning "pointless" or "waster" as in "that wee lad is a sad bastard so he is"
"Gis a buck at yee" - Would you like to come in for coffee?
Snatters. Nasal emissions. 'Them snatters are tripping ye.'
Snatters. Nasal excretia. 'Them snatters are tripping ye.'
Gaunch should be in this meaning idiot obviously."Shut up ye feckin gaunch!"
The word scundered. Means. Embarrassed.
I believe 'Quid' was left out which is actually a very popular NI term for a pound - 'Give me a quid.' People in Northern Ireland are also fans of rhyming things aren't we? You're having a Giraffe - means a laugh, Taty bread - Dead. Or potato bread - which is delicious when fried. Moses' sandel - the door handle. Jimmy riddle - a piddle.
"Scundered" Had it done for caught out Fu@k#d!
Shipyards - big feet move them bloody shipyards outta the road
Clear ahh - go away
wholesale - lots
Knocking - handing he was knocking them out wholesale
Dump - set, just dump them anywhere there
Top row - upper teeth id the top row out when i got my new wagon
Bottom row - lower teeth id the bottom row out when i wrecked the wagon
givin it 90 givin it stacks givin it rice -> trying your hardest
Clod hoppers -big feet
up the duff or preggers - pregnant
Gaff- yer house rents- parents (mother and father) Menk- disgusting
Sicken ye - That annoys you
"See you? Here's me! What about ya?" translates as "Hello. How are you?"
Geg! - You're a quare turn so ya are!
Does anyone remember nyurked meaning annoyed as it 'its bin nyurkin' me all day what that songs called'.
"Steek Spide" - a male millie someone (back in the day) who wore shellsuits and generally had a bum-fluff 'tache!
Doesn't 'scundered' mean 'done for'? That's the context I normally use it in... As in "I broke all them windees playin' footie" "You're scundered mate you eejit."
Wee buns - easy' right there lads? - how are you gentalmen?Do your windees in - smash your windowsSaunter on clear off - go awayBuck eejit - IdiotYer man - That bloke
Remember this one - - Sez he ti me "Was thon you?" Sez I "Who?" Sez he "You!" Sez I "Me?" Sez he "Yes." Sez I "no!"
Claud - to throw - hey yous quit your claudin at them peelers
Are ye gittin?Shop Assistant spake for 'Are you being served?'
qwere (that's a qwere difference)
we also tend to answer our own question in the same question - "here mate, ya wouldnt have change of a fiver would ye, no?" " Have ye ever been down to Newcastle, no?" or even in these examples, we have already decided that people dont have what we are looking for "ya wouldnt have a light?" "here mate, ya wouldnt take-is ta shaftsby square?"
swall - drink had a wee swall at the weekend
J'member? Meaning "do you remember?"
Tha Bru - Social Welfare support, "Me Da's on tha Bru"
Belter - Meaning Brillant
Shite - Rubbish
Milley - Female Chav
Scroat - Back of ma ball bag
Aye right - Sarcastic Yes
"boggin"- dirty, grubby, etc. Ex: "Jaysus yer boggin, yer clabbered in muck and gutters"
Just returned from Belfast. Northern Ireland is magnificent.How about, "Mutton Dressed Like Lamb?"
Maul yee - means i'd very much to spend the night with you." here, Maul yeee!!"
Skitters - diarrhoea. Them kippers were boggin' - they gave me the skitters for 2 days.
Norn Iron is not slang - it is the way it is pronounced in a North Accent if you do not pick up on the middle intinations
love it! Have lived in other countries and realise just how daft we must seem. Thoughts 1/ some phonetics or 'sounds like -' might help. 2/ does anyone know to monologue of 'norn iron spake' that starts 'we were sittin in the middle of our dinner when Billy stuck his heed through the door! ' 3/ what's the difference between a 'ganch' and a 'glipe' lol
wadda bout ye?- (meaning hello how are you)
Isn't there the word quilt for a dim-witted old man, as in, e.g., "get outta here y'oul quilt ye".
'So it is'To confirm what you've just said: 'It's up there so it is'
How about gurnin'? To pout or cry. "Stop your gurnin' and cryin'!"
Mingin - ugly, filthy, manky (minger is already here).
don't forget " "and here bees me" meaning "and I said..", he's meltin my head; a head melter, a minger, a slapper
Take a powder - relax or chill out - as in 'take a powder big lad, I never touched your chips' same as 'settle the jets'
Ye - You. Nat - Not. I will nat do that cuz' im a millbag. Pet - Love. Darling. You alryt pet?
mucker/buddy = mate. blasted/wasted = drunklatren people = those that smoke outside bars
What about 'take a wise-ner'? Is there any one out there uses that or has heard it? :-)
what about weeuns (pronounced wains)- meaning small children :)
flit - just means to move house at any time 'they've flitted to bangor ' just means that they've moved house.
full as a firemans waterboot(wellington boot)- very drunk