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Why do scaldies say “the darts” or “the golf”

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    #32
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    Poor thread curation by OP.

    We're none the wiser, three pages in, what (s)he means by "scaldie".
    Or what litch is.


    1/10


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    #33
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,777 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    An auld wan who gives young lads the eye? Oooh I am going to be a Scaldie.


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    #34
    chopperbyrne
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    Lads, and ladies, I think "litch" might be a bizarre abbreviation of "literally".


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    #35
    FunLover18
    Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    Litch seriously, I would have thought it was obvious.

    Am I using that right?


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    #36
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    A scaldie was always a young bird before it's feathers appeared. What a litch is, is beyond me and scaldies never watched the golf only the tennis.


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    #37
    branie2
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    Are scaldies similar to culchies?


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    #38
    Collie D
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    chopperbyrne wrote: »
    Lads, and ladies, I think "litch" might be a bizarre abbreviation of "literally".

    Misuse of the word “literally” while using some weird mid Atlantic abbreviation of it plus “scaldies”.

    Yet complains about “the darts”

    The pot calling the scalding kettle black?


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    #39
    [Deleted User]
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    Nobody in the Ireland in which I live uses terms like that. You need to change your socio-economic grouping and join us in this Ireland.
    Of course, in doing so you will also leave behind anybody who addresses people as "mate", "pal", "bud" and "dude", and who talks obsessively about "the footie". So many bonuses to that move.


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    #40
    Boardnashea
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    FunLover18 wrote: »
    Litch seriously, I would have thought it was obvious.

    Am I using that right?

    Maybe... That Scaldie is like seriously litch


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    #41
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,233 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    Is this a new phrase cos honestly, i just can't keep up!

    A contraction of an incorrect use of ‘literally’, I’d imagine.


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    #42
    Gwynplaine
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    Everyone uses it. "The Ukraine" though on the other hand.
    "I'm going to the Spain on my holidays next week.


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    #43
    FunLover18
    Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    Boardnashea wrote: »
    Maybe... That Scaldie is like seriously litch

    Don't be a litch arse


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    #44
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,409 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Gwynplaine wrote: »
    Everyone uses it. "The Ukraine" though on the other hand.
    "I'm going to the Spain on my holidays next week.

    The USA.
    The UK.
    The Med.


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    #45
    harry Bailey esq
    Registered Users Posts: 4,814 ✭✭✭harry Bailey esq


    Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »
    If we knew what scaldies were. Is there another term. Perhaps?

    The general public is a term that would fit I'd say. Original post is mere poppycock, with the scribe's sole motive behind his seemingly casual pondering designed to irk the general public/scaldies or whatever term you'd pick yerself franner. He's certainly got one over on me, to the point of me wanting to administer a good clatter to the little cvnt.


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    #46
    chrissb8
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    "You can get that in ALDIS"


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    #47
    Neon_Lights
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    branie2 wrote: »
    Are scaldies similar to culchies?

    Yes Tyrian


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    #48
    [Deleted User]
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    Gwynplaine wrote: »
    Everyone uses it. "The Ukraine" though on the other hand.
    "I'm going to the Spain on my holidays next week.

    Ahead of the curve there! Very interesting article on the politics behind that here:

    Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why do some country names have 'the'?

    Perhaps regarding other ones, it's an Irish thing where an 'n' sound meets a vowel sound - the Navan (An Uaimh; although the 'The' has been dropped from the anglicised version), the Naul (An Aill), the Nobber (An Obair), the Nore (An Fheoir), the Nire (An Uidhir). Agus rachaidh mé go dtí An Spáinn/An Fhrainc/An Astráil, & rl.


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    #49
    SnazzyPig
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    Colonel Claptrap wrote: »
    completedit wrote: »
    Litch every scaldy refers to watch the aforementioned games in such a way, the snooker, the football. Every time.

    Why do letting on upper middle class people say 'aforementioned'?
    Because William Rees Mogg is their hero.


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    #50
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    No idea what a scaldy is.

    You spelt Lich wrong though. I should know ;)


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    #51
    Odhinn
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    completedit wrote: »
    Litch every scaldy refers to watch the aforementioned games in such a way, the snooker, the football. Every time.




    Everybody says it that way.


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    #52
    Cee-Jay-Cee
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    Never heard of the word scaldie referring to people only young chicks/birds (feathered type).

    So OP, when you are speaking to someone do you say 'I'm off down pub to watch football' or 'turn over to football' or 'change over to BBC as golf is on'

    I suspect you are actually from Yorkshire and probably a bit intellectually challenged.


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    #53
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    People who call Euros 'YoYos' should be chemically castrated and sent off to live on the sea.


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    #54
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users Posts: 3,777 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    The Christmas surely comes from "An Nollaig" it's not a thing I say myself but I hear others say it and other things that are definitely from the Irish language.


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    #55
    Omackeral
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    Gwynplaine wrote: »
    Everyone uses it. "The Ukraine" though on the other hand.
    "I'm going to the Spain on my holidays next week.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Ahead of the curve there! Very interesting article on the politics behind that here:

    Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why do some country names have 'the'?

    One of the first threads I ever started on Boards was about this. Feels odd ha.

    Why is it called THE Sudan, THE Ukraine, THE Cameroon etc


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    #56
    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,174 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    chrissb8 wrote: »
    "You can get that in ALDIS"

    You can also get it in The Lidle.


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    #57
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    I suspect you are actually from Yorkshire

    He's from South Dublin.
    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    and probably a bit intellectually challenged.

    Probably.


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    #58
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    The Christmas surely comes from "An Nollaig" it's not a thing I say myself but I hear others say it and other things that are definitely from the Irish language.

    The type of people that use the term wouldn't have a lick of Irish.


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    #59
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,903 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    I'd never say 'The Christmas' but could refer to 'The Christmas Period*' or 'The Christmas Break'

    *This is also that magical time of the year when your girlfriend is in the height of it for reasons over the Christmas break.


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    #60
    Nikki Sixx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 426 ✭✭Nikki Sixx


    The Olympics? The World Cup? The All Ireland? Are they all scaldy expressions too?


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    #61
    TheDiceMan2020
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    I hope you don't speak like this IRL OP

    Litch every scaldy.

    Sounds like fcuking welsh.


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