Colloquial Nuggets - Irishisms and the like

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As me move once again toward a stocked rugby season I thought as a courteasy to our overseas rugby friends I might summarise some of the most prevalent and baffling Irish phrases in use today lest you find it difficult to understand us or Irish players in interviews throughout the upcoming season.

"I will in my hoop" - Probably best not to give away too much detail on this but suffice to say it means you refuse to do something.
"Twas a real dose" - A pain in the hoop.
"Cute Hoor (wh*re)" - No it isnt a pretty street walker but someone who is particularly crafty. Neil Back was a cute hoor!
"A gas ticket" - Someone who is amusing. I like Simon Zebo he is a gas ticket.
"Deadly" - Great. That was a deadly match.
"Any craic" - Anything fun/interesting happening
"A rake of" - a lot of

Feel free to send me any your own colloquial curiosities from wherever you are from or add to the list if youre Oirish.

*some of these are borrowed from a recent article from the journal.ie

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

GunsGerms wrote:Actually thats not true at all they are the sons of the famous Donegal rocker Rory Gallagher.

Donegal rocker?

The man was Cork to his back teeth. Having met him and seen him interviewed on the subject.

Yes he was born in Ballyshannon, but he would hardly have remembered it.

I have no loyalty to cork OR donegal btw.

You must be auld. Think he died when I was about 10.

I was saying "a right hockeying" when keith was in a pram.

I am barely middle aged btw. Won't be old for about 30 years. Woddie is only young though. Like guns.

InjuredYetAgain wrote:

Effervescing Elephant wrote:I once convinced a vegan girl that cotton came from rabbits. She chucked out all her undies, t-shirts, anything with cotton on the label. Didn't have the heart to tell her i was joking. Also didn't mention that silk came from caterpillers arses.

EE, I meant to ask was that the most brazen attempt in history to get a girl to divest herself of her clothing in front of you? If so, I applaud you and doff my cap (but not at the same time as I only have two arms)

It was and like most of my attempts it failed miserably!

Does anyone know where 'all over red rover' comes from? I heard Ian Smith say it once and I liked it.

Malafuster - To knock the shoite out of someone. E.G. "I'll  malafuster that gobshoite Ashton, so I will".  
Box Of Lego - "I was on the razz last night, I feel like a box of LEGO this mornin".   In bits.
Minerals - Lemonade, fizzy-drink. "Pat, givvis an aul  drop of minerals with that small one will ya?"
Do her washin - "Jayzuz bud, yerwan is feicin gorgeous, I'd do her washin".  (c) Gibbo.



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