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Im not actually from cork, but i found dis wan funny

  • 03-08-2001 01:16PM
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    THE IMPROVED CORK SLANG (best 100)

    This is your first lesson in de frases of de Cork biys. C'mere I realise some of the feenos and de wans have pure hassle with de Cork speak like. So have a lash of it and the'll be less gowls around. How bad!

    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 it hanging?
    5) You would yeah! = you wouldn't dare!
    6) Here la = here you are
    7) There la = its over there / look over there
    8) State a him la = He looks bad
    9) (Ah / Awe) now sham = thats good
    10) I claim ya = I would really like to engage in a fight with you.
    11) Pure = very
    12) Two ****s = care
    13) Couldnt give two ****s = I don't care
    14) Like = this word is used at least once in every Cork sentence. eg Ah know like you understand dont ya?
    15) Like eh = Used as a hesitation at the start of a sentence.
    16) Nawful (hes a nawful langer) = terrible
    17) Bate = beat up, used with da ****. eg I'll bate da **** outa ya
    18) have a lash off = have a go
    19) lash into hash = Smoke cannabis
    20) be wide = be careful
    21) sketch = Theres someone coming (be wide)
    22) Be doggy wide = Be extra careful
    23) How bad bhoy = Good
    24) Bhoy (pronounced-by biya) = man /person. Not necessarily a Celt.
    25) A trip in the white van = A trip in an ambulance


    Part 2:Nouns & Verbs

    26) Brasser / stella / tramp / trollup / whorebag = prostitute
    27) Stella = girl who wears her hair up in bob, chews on gum, has earrings the size of hula hoops, and mostly norries (see no.73)
    28) Jammy Rag = a tampon
    29) Steamer / bender /queer /ass-bandit / **** /puff / gaylord = homosexual
    30) Hairy = child molester / paedophile or old person /experienced
    31) Blouse = Steamer (ya ****in blouse)
    32) Wan / bure = female
    33) Young wan = female child
    34) fella / fein /feeno /your man = male
    35) Small fella = Male child
    36) Mam / Dad / Ole Man / Ole Laid / Oul fella / Oul wan = mother/father
    37) Lulla / subla / din-din / a suck / cream crackers = knackers
    38) Apache = joyrider
    39) salk = stolen car
    40) sham = young male / hard man or knacker
    41) sham-feen = macho / hard man
    42) Snout / gonker /snoz = nose
    43) Gib / gap / gant / gearbox /pussy / bush / muff = vagina
    44) Pussy = chicken **** or **** (see no.29)
    45) Langer / langerdan = *****
    46) Gowl (Ghoul) = stupid person
    47) Gimp = ****in eejit
    48) Gimpy walk = person with the mousy walk (wabbling from side to side)
    49) Fifty = stood up
    50) Poppies / tatties = potatoes
    51) Yolkes = ecstasy
    52) Duby / chatnospoof = hash
    53) a nodge = a small bit of hash
    54) a knock = a lump of hash of any size
    55) a deal = 10 pounds worth of hash
    56) a score = 20 pounds worth of hash
    57) shades / law / blue bottles / pigs = Gardai
    58) two-bulb / shad mo-beal (awe now feen pull a leggar) = squad car
    59) pig stie = Garda station
    60) speedy = garda motorbike
    61) gatch = walk
    62) snobby **** / **** = well-off person
    63) gammy = deformed
    64) jag / doing a line / jaggin / meetin a wan / with / scoring = going out with
    65) gatt / lush / drink = alcoholic beverages
    66) gattin / on the **** / gettin langers / pintin / on the tear = going drunkin (in a pub)
    67) bushin = going drinking on the street
    68) reff / reefin / mangle = beat up / beating up
    69) lamp / skanse / la = look
    70) droppin / wizz = need to ****
    71) hangin = need a fag
    72) wah / whacker = scumbag
    73) norrie = person from the northside of the city
    74) frame / kit = woman's body
    75) flaa = good looking girl
    76) feak = see no.75
    77) Is she feakin = is she ****able
    78) drain the weasel / go for a slash / take a **** = urinate somewhere


    Part 3 : Place Names

    79) Grawn : Gurranabraher
    80) Knocka: Knocknaheeney
    81) Mahn: Mahon
    82) da Han: Ballyphehane
    83) Tokor: Togher
    82) da Glen: The Glen
    83) Pana: St. Patricks Street
    84) Flying bottle: The HolyHill Inn
    85) da Peace Park: Bishop Lucey Park
    86) Clon: Clonakilty
    87) Crosser = Crosshaven
    88) da Cross = Turners Cross
    89) Golden Wheely bin land = Douglas
    90) Fanny city = Grange (the women r unbalieverable up there)
    91) The smell = the halting site



    Part 4: House things

    93) Gaff = House
    94) Free gaff = house where the parents are absent (party at the gaff)
    95) Scoot on = This is what you say to faggots who show up at your party uninvited


    Part 5: Sayings

    96) She got a slap of the ugly stick = Shes an ugly *****
    97) Ya mog = you ugly person (no gender necessary)
    98) Ya dirty rotten dying ******* = somebody who farted in the company of feaks
    99) I'll drop ya = I will knock you out with one punch
    100) Good ****in luccckkk = good bye, see ya soon


    Good ****in luccckkk!



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    Nice one sham. I didnt really think the ugly stick thing was cork tho. I mean I've heard "She fell from the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down" and some variations but I didnt think de good ould biys from cark thought that one up. Fair doo's


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