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Best Donegal Slang

  • 20-05-2011 11:39pm
    #1
    Rds1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭


    I'll start it off "your aul doll" for your mother


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  • #2
    TheDukeOfEarl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭TheDukeOfEarl


    Ye Whoor


  • #3
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,127 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    "the Gap"


  • #4
    mk2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 461 ✭✭mk2


    ''How's she goin''.


  • #5
    pragmatic1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    yes lad.


  • #6
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    vite vine
    Ye know who ye are


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  • #7
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,997 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Keep 'er lit.


  • #8
    deman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    Brave(n)

    That's a braven big farm.

    or

    He has a brave wee bit o' money.



    Very unique to the NW.


  • #9
    Helmet
    Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭Helmet


    Jesus, it'd founder you outside!


  • #10
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Hai sur


  • #11
    irish1967
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    That's a quare yock.


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  • #12
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    aYE BOY She is a quare yock


  • #13
    Firblog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Firblog


    In through (i.e west of killybegs)


  • #14
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Gimme a lock a them

    Or

    Gimme a wheen a them!


  • #15
    mk2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 461 ✭✭mk2


    Its a wild day clean cat altogether


  • #16
    Madam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭Madam


    Hap yersel up;)


  • #17
    Madam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭Madam


    mk2 wrote: »
    Its a wild day clean cat altogether

    Eh? Sorry I don't get that wan!!!:)


  • #18
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Madam wrote: »
    Eh? Sorry I don't get that wan!!!:)

    Somethin about cleaning his cat:D


  • #19
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Oh wait .. MADADM

    Is not a JUCK


  • #20
    Madam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭Madam


    Not fornenst the wain;)


  • #21
    RMDrive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 554 ✭✭✭RMDrive


    Staish the shape of the juck with the yock


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  • #22
    mk2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 461 ✭✭mk2


    goodluck goodluck gluck gluck gluck gluck(and the end of a phone conversation)


  • #23
    smugchik
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭smugchik


    I once heard someone say "amn't" instead of 'I'm not' as in "I amn't going."

    I was really shocked as he was quite articulate in other areas.


  • #24
    LoanShark
    Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭LoanShark


    "any craic?"
    "naw, naw damn a hait!"


  • #25
    deman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    Tha' wane got wile wet whin he fell inte the shuck


  • #26
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    "Ach your oul hole"


  • #27
    mk2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 461 ✭✭mk2


    The yock calved(broke down car)


  • #28
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Dinny No Sur


  • #29
    paulmclaughlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭paulmclaughlin


    Madam wrote: »
    Eh? Sorry I don't get that wan!!!:)

    means terrible...

    top of the morning to ya! haha joke

    not so bad.


  • #30
    irlpic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭irlpic


    gondifuk antake aweena them goodfirnaethin hures way ye when yeradit. (be on your way and take a few of those unsavory fellows with you when your going)


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  • #31
    LoanShark
    Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭LoanShark


    Madam wrote: »
    Eh? Sorry I don't get that wan!!!:)

    I've heard "it's a wild day,cat altogether!"

    But never heard "it's a wild day, clean cat altogether!"


  • #32
    irlpic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭irlpic


    LoanShark wrote: »
    I've heard "it's a wild day,cat altogether!"

    But never heard "it's a wild day, clean cat altogether!"

    Ive heard clean cat loads of times.
    Also - 'clean rotten' meaning very dirty or very drunk.


  • #33
    LoanShark
    Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭LoanShark


    irlpic wrote: »
    Ive heard clean cat loads of times.
    Also - 'clean rotten' meaning very dirty or very drunk.

    I've heard 'clean rotten' heaps of times, but never. Heard 'clean cat'..

    But sure, we'll loose any sleep over it!!

    Another one,
    "sure he was only touching the road in spots!!"
    (He was going rather fast and came in contact with the tarmac at irregular intervals)


  • #34
    Madam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭Madam


    Your belly's over the bog tae *insert a local townland*, with us it was Galdonagh:)


  • #35
    smugchik
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭smugchik


    I have always thought it funny when I hear people say 'empy' instead of 'empty'.


  • #36
    smugchik
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭smugchik


    Weird stuff:

    'thamarragh' instead of tomorrow
    'mind' instead of remember
    'foundered' for cold


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  • #37
    ayeboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 147 ✭✭ayeboy


    Reddin out the shade .... Cleaning out the shed


  • #38
    smugchik
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭smugchik


    Good one. I forgot about the weird shade/shed thing.

    What about calling the afternoon the evening? Where does that come from? ie Two o'clock in the evening... haha


  • #39
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    smugchik wrote: »
    Good one. I forgot about the weird shade/shed thing.

    What about calling the afternoon the evening? Where does that come from? ie Two o'clock in the evening... haha


    Never heard anyone say 2 in the evening in my life, duno where your getting that out of but it is common worldwide to use evening after 4pm there is no real official time that the evening starts or finishes though. I wouldn't class that as Donegal slag at all!


  • #40
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    ayeboy wrote: »
    Reddin out the shade .... Cleaning out the shed

    Ironic username for this thread :pac:


  • #41
    pockets3d
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭pockets3d


    Raises an interesting question
    The use of the word wild to mean very?
    I always thought and used wild but it seems others say it as ''while''
    which do yiz use?


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  • #42
    implausible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    stephendevlin wrote: »
    Oh wait .. MADADM

    Is not a JUCK

    I know 'juck', but what was the first bit?
    Madam wrote: »
    Not fornenst the wain;)

    Any chance of a translation for the poor oul' blow-in?

    "G'wan" instead of please i.e. "g'wan gis a break". I was scolding students for being rude 'til I heard other teachers saying it!


  • #43
    Cat82
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭Cat82


    smugchik wrote: »
    I once heard someone say "amn't" instead of 'I'm not' as in "I amn't going."

    Just asked my husband about this and we both say amn't. I use it while speaking to people and in text messages. I never even thought it was wrong. Oops!


  • #44
    muckish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 610 ✭✭✭muckish


    "Get a right druckin in that rain." ie soaking


  • #45
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,307 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Madam wrote: »
    Not fornenst the wain;)
    deemark wrote: »
    Any chance of a translation for the poor oul' blow-in?
    Not in front of the child/baby :)


  • #46
    smugchik
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭smugchik


    homer_simpson wrote: »
    Never heard anyone say 2 in the evening in my life, duno where your getting that out of but it is common worldwide to use evening after 4pm there is no real official time that the evening starts or finishes though. I wouldn't class that as Donegal slag at all!

    I hear it every week in Letterkenny from colleagues who come from the Killygordon and Ballybofey area. Also from someone from Gweedore.


  • #47
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,307 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    smugchik wrote: »
    I hear it every week in Letterkenny from colleagues who come from the Killygordon and Ballybofey area. Also from someone from Gweedore.
    Never heard that before either.


  • #48
    dee o gee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 365 ✭✭dee o gee


    Not a donegalian myself but been in college up there for the last year. Aye and wile are the best words ever invented imo! :D Actually the donegal accent in general is the best, seriously I could listen to ye talk crap all day! :D
    Gotta love donegal slang, although at times I have needed a translator! Hadn't a clue what people were on about talking about wains! :D


  • #49
    Firblog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Firblog


    dee o gee wrote: »
    Not a donegalian myself but been in college up there for the last year. Aye and wile are the best words ever invented imo! :D Actually the donegal accent in general is the best, seriously I could listen to ye talk crap all day! :D
    Gotta love donegal slang, although at times I have needed a translator! Hadn't a clue what people were on about talking about wains! :D


    AYE to that...


  • #50
    North_West_Art
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭North_West_Art


    'I seen me..'


  • #51
    mmcm888
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭mmcm888


    stephendevlin wrote: »
    Gimme a lock a them

    Or

    Gimme a wheen a them!

    Also the multitude of superlative/ versions of the above

    a brave lock
    a fair lock
    a right lock


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