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"CHEWING THE FAT"


Irish Slang from Derry
aye yes naw no
aw naw / och naw oh no am are I am
I'd love to see you do it I wouldn't like to see you do it while wild / very
while warm very warm lashing heavy rain
away in the head mad ye alright? how are you?
ma mother da father
ye mad? are you mad? dure door
canny can't winda window
halfer stone to throw breek brick
cossie a big stone for throwing knuck steal
flog sell wee small
shade shed glassies glasses
hot stolen what's the crack? how are you? / have you any news?
any bars? any news? lethal / class brilliant
stew smart person how's about ye? how are you?
folly follow howl hold
towl told yer head's cut you're imagining things
mucker friend away in the head mad
wind yer neck down wise up ye headin'? are you going?
ye hear? did you hear? full/blootered drunk
are ye eatin' mushies? are you eating magic mushrooms? a hidin' a beating
what are ye at? what are you doing? had e's knees done got kneecapped

by Brian Lynch


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