1Northern Irish informal A person who is lively or entertaining company. ‘your woman’s a geg’
Why do Scousers say LA? Lad/La. If you hear people in Liverpool saying this they simply mean a male person.
Likewise What is the most Irish thing to say?
Here are 15 Irish expressions to break out on St. Paddy’s Day:
- May the road rise up to meet you. …
- Sláinte! …
- What’s the craic? …
- May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat. …
- Two people shorten the road. …
- Story horse? …
- On me tod. …
- Acting the maggot.
What does yer ma mean? The character Yerma, the name meaning barren, is a younger woman with no children.
What does wee skitter mean?
Skitter: An annoying or untrustworthy person. May be used offhandedly or affectionately when describing a child eg “Go on, you wee skitter”. Alternatively it may be used to describe diarrhoea.
What’s a MEFF slang? / (mɛf) / noun dialect. Northern English a tramp. a stupid or worthless person.
What does giving it Bifters mean?
n. (Recreational Drugs) slang a cannabis cigarette.
What does Minty mean in Liverpool? In Liverpool, people call something ‘minty’ if it’s dirty.
Why do Irish say Feck?
The most popular and widespread modern use of the term is as a slang expletive in Irish English, employed as a less serious alternative to the expletive “fuck” to express disbelief, surprise, pain, anger, or contempt.
What do Irish call babies? Wean. Pronounced “wayne,” this word means child.
What do Irish guys call their girlfriends?
Mot – Girlfriend, wife, or any other kind of romantic female partner. Dote – If someone calls you a ‘dote’ or if something is ‘dotey’, it means you’re cute, adorable, etc. If you’re described as ‘doting’ on someone, it means you’re smitten.
What does Yerma mean in Spanish? wasteland (barren land) tierra f yerma. infertile land/soil. yermo liter. sterile.
What does howl your whist mean?
A request for silence or quiet. Primarily heard in Ireland, Scotland.
What does Yoke mean in Ireland? Yoke. In Irish slang, the word ‘yoke’ doesn’t have anything to do with eggs. Instead, it’s another way of saying ‘thing’. So if someone in Ireland sees an object that they’ve never seen before, they will commonly be heard to ask, ‘What’s that yoke there? ‘
What is a craic killer?
craic killer (plural craic killers) (Ireland, Northern England) Something or someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.
What does full Bifta mean? (UK, slang, with “full”) Everything that is available or possible; the works.
What is a Bifter in the UK?
noun. informal British. A cigarette or a cannabis cigarette.
What is a Bifter in slang? / (ˈbɪftə) / noun. slang a cannabis cigarette.
What is Lemo Liverpool?
When a professional says substance they usually mean drugs, these could be common drugs such as amphetamine (speed), cannabis (weed/skunk), Cocaine (Coke, ironically often called Lemo’ as in Lemonade in Liverpool), ecstasy, or MDMA.
What is a plastic Scouser? I am what is referred to in less polite circles as a ‘plastic Scouser’. For the uninitiated, that means someone who has upped sticks and made the perilous journey through the Mersey Tunnel to reside ‘over the water’.”
How do you say hello in Scouse?
I – ‘Iya. (greeting) The only way to say hello to your friends.
What does gormless mean in slang? Definition of gormless
chiefly British. : lacking intelligence : stupid.
What is yoke slang for?
Yoke. In Irish slang, the word ‘yoke’ doesn’t have anything to do with eggs. Instead, it’s another way of saying ‘thing‘. So if someone in Ireland sees an object that they’ve never seen before, they will commonly be heard to ask, ‘What’s that yoke there?
Why did some Irish drop the O? In the 1600s, when English rule intensified, the prefixes O and Mac were widely dropped because it became extremely difficult to find work if you had an Irish sounding name. … Occasionally, the wrong prefix was adopted, particularly adding an O when the original prefix was Mac.