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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 |
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yer head's cut |
you're imagining things |
| mucker |
friend |
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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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