The language of Cork!

Mrs. MacGyver · 02-07-2007 8:16pm #1

This is your first lesson in the phrases of Cork boyeens and girleens of Cork!
If ther are any more ye can think of add them here!

PART 1: EXPRESSIONS
1) C'mere = Excuse me
2) I will yeah! = no!
3) What's the story fella? = how are you?
4) hows the form? = hows it hanging?:
5) You would yeah! = You wouldn't dare!
6) Here la = here you are
7) There la = it's over there / look over there
8) State a him la = He looks bad
9) (Ah / Awe) now sham = that's good
10) I claim ya = I would really like to engage in a fight with you.
11) Pure = very
12) Like = this word is used at least once in every Cork sentence.
13) Like eh = Used as a hesitation at the start of a sentence.
16) Nawful = terrible
17) Have a lash off = have a go
18) Be wide = Be Careful
19) Sketch = Theres someone coming (Be Wide)
20) How bad bhoy = good
21) Bhoy pronounced-by biya) = man / person.
22) A trip in the white van = A trip in an ambulance

PART 2: NOUNS & VERBS
23) Young wan = Female Child
24) Small fella = Male child
25) Mam / dad / ole man / ole lad / oul fella / oul wan = mother/father
26) Apache = joyrider
27) Salk = stolen car
28) Sham = young male / tough man
29) Sham-feen = macho / hard-man
30) Snout / gonker / snoz = nose
31) Langer / langerdan: Wally
32) Gowl (Ghoul) = Stupid person
33) Gimp = eejit
34) Gimpy walk = person with the mousy walk (wabbling from side to side)
35) Fifty = Stood up
36) Poppies / tatties = Potatoes
37) Yolkes = anything
38) Gatch = walk
39) Doing a line = going out with
40) Gatt / lush / drink = alcholic beverages
41) Lamp / skanse / la = look

SouthernBelle · 31-07-2007 10:46pm

A jag = a date (jagging = dating)

To get a '50' = to be stood up

Mock-e-ya = fake

Langers = drunk

Rubber Dollies = Trainers / Runners (that's an old one!)