The Derry Dictionary

Johnny_the_fox

A
Afeard - scared
Ah - I or me, ie Ah don't feel well
All- used instead of said, see. goes. eg. 'so I was all, "aye right", and she was all..."
Aminal -common mispronounciation of Animal
Amptinat? -I most definitely am.
Ar*ehole -calling someone a rectum
Aye -meaning "yes"
Aye right!- said when someone when one does not believe what the other says

B
Balleex -"b0ll0cks" Thats balleex - Used in context when disagreeing with someone
Bake -someones face
Baltic - quite cold
Banjaxed – ‘broke’
Bate -beat, I bate her up so ah did
Bate The Wife - bottle of cider
Beef -male sexual organ ie "Ah slipped her the beef lawst nite"
Beezer - Very good, Thats Beezer
Beg -wafer thin plastic vessel; good for carrying shopping :also oul' beg" when referring to an elderly female
Bert- 1. insulting term to another person "ye know what ye are? a bert." 2. also known as a cigarette, derives from lambert of lambert and butler.
Blurt -Slang for female genetalia
Boggen - dirty, unclean
Boulin' -messing about
Bout Ye -"Hello"
Brave - large
Brew - weekly benefit

C
Cameracorder -grannies use of the word "camcorder"
Cani- can not
char - country word for tea
Cheeser -like Beezer, meaning "very good" or "exellent"
Chicken -child slang for "afraid"
Chinks -popular Chinese food Take Aways
Childer -children
Cracker -not something you put cheese on, means beezer
Creamed -tired
C.O- carry out ‘r ye goin fer a C.O’

D
Dander -a walk, ie I'm goin fer a dander
Dawg -canine, dog
Da- father
Digikil -common mis-prounciation of "Digital"
Drawers -underwear
Dour -a door
Duncher -Cap
D.L.A – derry living allowince

E
Earlee-er -before the present
Eejit -derived from "Idiot", means "Idiot"
Eff Aaf - F*ck Off
Emmpy- common mis-prounciation of empty.

F
FaakAaf - Excuse me my good man, kindly vacate the premises
Faaler -father
Fally - follow
Fillum -a movie or film
Fingy -someone whose name you can't remember
Frig -polite word for "F*ck", also used: Flip
Flour - a floor
Fut - foot
Fis- face

G
Gat -slang, You're a wee gat or get
Geg -fun, "Ats a geg"
Getawaydaf*ck -go away now
Givuz -give me
Glass -Half-Pint
Goes -replaces the word "Said" ie And I goes: What? Are you slabberin'?" And then she goes,Yip."
Gutties -training shoes

H
Happy Days - that's good
Hardly -meaning "Thats not true" ie Hardly now. Hardly.
Hang- hold on.
Hectic - See Mad
Heel -not to be confused with the back of your foot, means end of a loaf
Heerzme - "And then I said..."
Hippy - someone who likes Bon Jovi
Houl On -please wait

J
Job -activity usually carried out under the cover of night
Joken -joking

K
Kudn't -couldn't ie Ah kudn't do that...

L
Lairdindeyit -please do start eating (or drinking) see also
"wiredintillit"
Lethal - very good, excellent. "thats lethal"
Leenantarsapees -Famous Italian landmark
Lifted – arrested can also be called ‘scooped
Lingo -language

M
Mad - See Hectic
Mairshen -Emersion Heater
Magic -not tricks, but another word meaning great or good
Majassif - large
Majella or Madge- common name for young female teenagers in derry with little class or breeding.
Mawn -a man, male
Meat Wagon -RUC Landrovers
Melt -no actual meaning, used as: "I'll knock your melt in"
Messages - weekly shopping
Milly -name given to teenage females. See also: Steek
Moooooooooooo- (Chris Scott copyright: use when your head is melted).
Moufyc*nt - rather outspoken person
Monkeyed- drunk ‘I was ****ing monkeyed last nite
Mucker -a friend or mate
Muller -Mother or "Ma"
Meammy - mother

N
Nek it - drink that drink in one
Nice One -that was good
Norman -bullying term for someone with no friends
Norwegain - Another Gin please
Now Yer Sucken Deezel -that's a good way of going about that

O
Offees -alchohol retailer
Oi -a yelp for someones attention ie Oi! You! C'mere!"
Oxters -Armpits

P
Pat - container in which food is boiled
Prably -maybe, its likely
Passion -heavy rain in Ballymena
Parfil - strong
Peeler -a police officer
Piece-sandwich
Pot - short for Patrick
Pssskety -common misprounciation of "Spaghetti"
Pump - to urinate
Purdie -countryside slang for Potato

Q
Quim -slang for female genetalia

R
Ragin' -angry, Ahm bloody ragin' so ah am.
Ration -you'd be doing this if you were trying to get to somewhere
in a hurry, in Ballymena
Rare -not to be confused with "scarce", means crap

S
Samitch -mispronunciation of "Sandwhich"
Scundered - embarrassed
Sebm -seven [7]
Shap -shop
Shape- 1. see state, derives from something being "out of shape" i.e bad, "shape of that". 2. term for unsliced bread, or lodger loaf.
Shar -a shower
Sicken' Ye - would annoy you
Skinned Ye! - Haha my good friend, I do believe I won that particular game by a significant margin
skint- have no money ‘im ****ing skint cant go out man’
Slabber -someone who makes bad comments about you behind your back or to your face
Slide on- see " wise up", means not a chance
Spoofen - lying
Spide - see Steek
Spoon -someone with a low IQ
Soap - cup as in "a soap o tay" a cup of tea
State- derives from someone being in bad "state", see. shape. "look at the state of him" can also be randomly said aloud mid conversation.
Steek -male with bad dress and hair sense
Stroked - stolen / ripped off
Saunter-see " slide on"

T
Ta -Thank You
tay - tea
Tarl - a towel
Theee -the number three
Theee Leet - 3 litre bottle of cider
Till -replaces the word "to" ie Goin till the shap"
Tube -see: Spoon
Two Leet - 2 litre bottle of cider

U
Undurstawnd -understand ie Do ye undurstawnd me?

V
Vaka -Vodka

W
Wain- a young child
Weaker -yet another word for "brilliant"
Welt -male genitals
Wee -put in front of words such as "drink", "dander", and basically anything
Wick -not exactly brilliant
Willik - nose
Wiredintillit -"Got wiredintillit earlee-er"
Windie -a window
Windielickurs -horrid term for the mentally disadvantage
Windie Still -a window sill
Wheelie bin - a bin
Wooden One -not a clever person
Winged- "i have some illegal substances and don't feel quite myself"
While- terrible "he's while looking" means he's not a very attractive chap

X
X-Acktlee-exactly

Y
Yermaa -an insult said when nothing else can be thought of
Yeegittin? -Are you being served?
Yip -yes
Yousens - When addressing more than one person


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The Poet

Good Thread

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