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Sayings/Expressions that seem to be uniquely Irish

Ghandee

Was with a customer this morning who described his boss's morning hours at work, had been spent 'Drinkin tae, and talkin sh1te' have to admit it gave me a good auld chuckle.

That particular expression has to be uniquely Irish?

Few others that spring to mind are:

Wouldnt ride her with yours (that female is extremely unattractive)
Balloobaz (extremely drunk)
Tight as a ducks arse (miser)
Catch yourself on! (do you think thats wise?)

But one that a friend of mine uses on a regular basis is (to describe someone he reckons as lazy); 'He is that fcukin lazy, if work was in his bed he'd sleep on the floor!'

Whats your favourite, uniquely Irish expression or catchphrase? If possible please explain what the saying means.

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MiniSquish

My Dad says "**** me pink" sometimes and a lad that I know always says "How's your arse for love bites?" (He's a lunatic) also if Dad is on about a fella that'd ride anyone or anything he says "He'd get up on a craic on a plate"

El Guapo!

MiniSquish wrote: »

My Dad says "**** me pink" sometimes and a lad that I know always says "How's your arse for love bites?" (He's a lunatic) also if Dad is on about a fella that'd ride anyone or anything he says "He'd get up on a craic on a plate"

Your Da's a horndog :pac:

Vizzy

Cmin bye yer dinner is poured out

Eat you jelly before it goes cold.

ninjasurfer1

Beef to the heel, like a mullingar heifer.

tradhead

My favourite is definitely

"How's yer belly for a lodger?"

SparKing

What's on ya? - What's wrong with you?
Go away out of that - don't be talking rubbish

Mickeroo

Probably the only place in the world where the its acceptable to use the 'C' word in everyday chit chat. I love this country.

Giselle

MiniSquish wrote: »

also if Dad is on about a fella that'd ride anyone or anything he says "He'd get up on a craic on a plate"

My grandad had a dog that humped anything that stayed static long enough, and Grandad alwas said ''He'd be up at the crack of dawn, that dog''

Irish people are the only ones to refer to cupboards as presses, and a loaf of bread as a sliced pan.

SarahBeep!

F*CK YOU MARTY!

strokemyclover

SarahBeep! wrote: »

F*CK YOU MARTY!

Whelan or McFly?

SarahBeep!

strokemyclover wrote: »

Whelan or McFly?

Whelan

By Marty I mean Dermot Whelan

richymcdermott

chuaigh mé go dtí an siopadóireacht

cause it happens :rolleyes:

constitutionus

Mickeroo wrote: »

Probably the only place in the world where the its acceptable to use the 'C' word in everyday chit chat. I love this country.

it amazes me the reaction that gets outside ireland. i always put it on the same level as calling someone a pryk on the swear o meter.

as to the OP.

here s mine

**** off - your kidding me

**** off - get away from me or violence shall ensue.

**** off - no/ i shall not.

Colilfc

Scraic?

Laika1986

Ah ill use my credit card, it'l be grand

strokemyclover

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Whelan

By Marty I mean Dermot Whelan

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep, Yeah!

Chnandler Bong

"Come on ta ****"

"Sure is'nt there a great stretch in the evenings"

"It would be a lovely little country if you could only roof it"

"Goway ya dirty looking egit"

"I was in the bananas lastnight"

"Ah for the love of Jaysus"

Chnandler Bong

strokemyclover wrote: »

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep, Yeah!

How Roisin Murphy is that...

Saila

póg mo thoín

strokemyclover

Chnandler Bong wrote: »

How Roisin Murphy is that...

Should I tell a fat guy trying his fumbling best to piss off now?

saywhatyousee

Laika1986 wrote: »

Ah ill use my credit card, it'l be grand

Probaly more of a american one.(above)
She would turn milk sour(use to describe a unattractive girl)
Story boy (how are you)
Nice one (thank you)
Yoke(can be used to describe anything)
What ya at?(What are you doing?)

FinnLizzy

Jaysus, Isn't it terrible!

We used to have to walk barefooted through nettles to get to school and be beaten with a yard stick for not knowing our Hail Mary, come home and work for 25 hours a day on the farm and be fed wet cement, and it didn't make me a begruding fcuk!
The kids these days are spoiled!

delito

Heup ya boyo ! (Well done)

Give er f**knuts ! (eh...you get the idea)

I spent alot of time in Roscommon lol

Chnandler Bong

strokemyclover wrote: »

Should I tell a fat guy trying his fumbling best to piss off now?

You leave Bernard alone!

A true ginger hero.

Saila

a1 sharden!

Sir Gallagher

I'm up and down like a fiddlers elbow.

Saila

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

I'm up and down like a fiddlers elbow.

Im up and down like a yoyo

The King of Moo

I tell ya wha', I'm no' racist, but dem coloured taxi drivers...

[Rasta]

yera tis i spose - Yea, I suppose thats correct.
hows she cuttin? - how are you?

deathrider

Not sure if this one is national or just used around Louth, but "cat" meaning bad.

Example:
"I was out on the lash the other night."
"Good craic?"
"No, sure it was a cat night!"