Irish slang
Wednesday is words of wisdom day on the blog. For March, I’ve been sharing Irish blessings, curses, and sayings.
Today I’ve a chart of Irish slang for you. The Irish do have a way with words.
| a useless fellow | He’s fit to mind mice at a crossroads. |
| someone who committed some small fault | ‘Tis only a stepmother would blame you.’ |
| a tall, large woman | That’s a fine doorful of a woman. |
| a gossiper | She has a tongue that would clip a hedge. |
| a poor, thin creature | The breath is only just in and out of him, and the grass doesn’t know of him walking over it. |
| a coarse, ill-mannered person using poor language | What would you expect out of a pig but a grunt? |
| trying to change a stubborn person’s mind | You might as well be whistling jigs to a milestone. |
| very bad music | Aw, that’s the tune the old cow died of. |
| one who overstays their welcome | If that man went to a wedding, he’d stay for the christening. |
| a talkative person | That man would talk the teeth out of a saw. |
| a person who paid too much for a cow | He bought every hair in her tail. |
| a clever thief | He’d steal the sugar out of your punch. |
| praise of strong whiskey | I felt it like a torchlight procession going down my throat. |
| a woman who made a bad marriage | She burnt her coal and did not warm herself. |
| bad aim in shooting | He wouldn’t hit a hole in a ladder. |
| an impish child | That one suffers from a double dose of original sin. |
| an unfortunate one | He is always in the field when luck is on the road. |
| very wet weather | It’s a fine day for young ducks. |
| someone who always plans carefully | If he’s not fishing he’s mending his nets. |
Find anything you could use?