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What do you call your auld one?

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  • 01-12-2010 11:27pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭


    Just saw an Irish ad on TV for some kinda chicken-tonight type convenience food where the son calls his mother "mom". There's also several ads where people call their mothers "mum". The only time you hear mammy is in a silly way is" Mammy McGuire" on the ads for Magner's cider.

    "Mom" is the American one but seems to be gaining more and more popularity as our youths become more influenced by America. When I was growing up in the 80s it was usually "Mammy" or "Mam" or "Ma", occasionally "Mum" but that was generally seen as posh. I had an cousin who moved over from England when he was young and he called his "mummy" which was a source of much amusement. "Mum" seems more common now along with "Mom".

    My mam (I call mine mam) would complain if I got her a mother's day card saying "Happy Mother's day Mum" because we call her mam and mum sounds too English.

    So are people still using the traditional "mammy" and "mam" or are mum and mom the main ones know as the media would lead us to believe?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,806 ✭✭✭✭KeithM89_old


    Just 'Mam', or 'Mammy' if im looking for something of her....:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    Not "Auld one" anyway.


  • Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭rorymcgrory


    Aulbag


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Mam or Mumsie* (when trying to annoy here) and sometimes even a bit of the auld Irish for laughs, mathair or a mhamaí!


    *works well when said in a Richard O' Brien, Crystal Maze style


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    mum mommy mammy or by our second name


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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    Mam.
    I call her mother at times to annoy her


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    I general stick with "mam" - or sometimes I call her "major", "Sargent" or "General" (she used to work with the Dept. of Defence). :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 993 ✭✭✭offaly1


    Mother to annoy her, otherwise ma or mam.....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    Mum mostly, sometimes Mam (called her Mammy when I was little, then became West Britified... :pac:).


  • Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭Bog


    Your Honour


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Oh_Noes


    davyjose wrote: »
    Not "Auld one" anyway.

    Your auld one loves when I call her that, it's a thing we have. :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    always called my parents by their first names coz, well, thats their name


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,661 ✭✭✭policarp


    Yore Ma...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock




  • Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭teddy_303


    The mother!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭latenia


    Horse or boss


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Kimono-Girl


    mum definitely for me!

    my sister and brother call her 'mom' though!


  • Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭suspectdevice


    me ma


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Sir.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Sanjuro


    The walking ATM.






    Or mam.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,676 ✭✭✭dr gonzo


    We always called her mum which my brothers started, where he got it i do not know, we grew up on the northside with everyone else saying ma or mam.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    ****ing mumsie.


  • Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭clikityclak


    Mam

    I find Mom is what Kerry people call their Mam. How annoying :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭jd007


    Mom most of the time. Sometimes call her by her first name to annoy her.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    if your a dub she's your ma......

    If anyone slags your ma there dead....

    If anyone shags your ma there desperate....


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Mum


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,331 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    Mum's the word


  • Registered Users Posts: 419 ✭✭Gary4279


    Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭Dave147


    Always referred to my mother as 'Mom', think 'Mam' sounds knackery whatever way you say it.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭W.Shakes-Beer


    just mam.

    lol at "aulbag"


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