Pet Hates - Irishisms

Judgement Day · 02-03-2012 03:15PM #1

Well, fair is fair. I'll kick off with a few and they are mostly media/politician speak as most normal people don't talk like this.

"Going forward in the future". Noos for news - a Newstalk speciality. Tic tacing (?) for discussing - favourite with some TDs. We are where we are. Gaaltee instead of Galtee (the cheese) - sorry for being such a West Brit! And, just to keep the pot boiling - a local one from Enniscorthy - Arrrh or should that be Ahhhh - shouted loudly and seems to mean pardon or what did you say.

Badgermonkey · 02-03-2012 03:16PM

Fair fcuk's to ya

MrStuffins · 02-03-2012 03:17PM

Not being able to pronounce "T".

No bother when it's "Tea", but when the letter is at the end of a word it either disappears or becomes "ssssshhhhhhhhh"

Hande hoche! · 02-03-2012 03:17PM

This was inevitable.

tmc86 · 02-03-2012 03:18PM

top of the morning :P

FTGFOP · 02-03-2012 03:19PM

*Bides time for Isle-of-Man-isms thread* Those schnakey bashturds!

Cardinal Richelieu · 02-03-2012 03:20PM

To be sure To be sure

The King of Moo · 02-03-2012 03:20PM

One that I'm quite fond of (it's sunny, I want to be positive!) is "God forgive me!"

It's basically used as a licence to say whatever awful things you want, then get away with it!

It's a classic Catholic deathbed repentence in bite-sized sentence form!

"Jaysus, he's an awful bollocks, God forgive me!"

"Them feckers should all be shot, God forgive me!"

"Lob it in there, God forgive me!"

maximoose · 02-03-2012 03:20PM

Culchies pronouncing his like "He's"

Wattle · 02-03-2012 03:22PM

Between the jigs and the reels

mysteries1984 · 02-03-2012 03:23PM

I don't know how Irish it is, but pronunciation...

orkword instead of awkward
axe instead of ask

FTGFOP · 02-03-2012 03:30PM

mysteries1984 wrote: »

axe instead of ask

Your neighbour is Joe Pesci. That's cool.

Ferris Bueller wrote:

Isms, in my opinion, are not good.

Well said that man.

westendgirlie · 02-03-2012 03:31PM

G'wan g'wan g'wan.
Y'will, y'will, y'will

Judgement Day · 02-03-2012 03:31PM

Hang sandwich - a mate of mine from Kerry uses this one but I like it!

Casillas · 02-03-2012 03:32PM

Irishisms? Do you mean Hiberno-English?

Celly Smunt · 02-03-2012 03:33PM

"yee"-its meant to be "yous or yiz" tut

token101 · 02-03-2012 03:34PM

People who exaggerate the Irishness. Either extremely culchie, or possibly worse, exaggerating a city accent. 'Heeeeeerrrrrree Biiiiiiiiiii', Go ****ing die.

Jester252 · 02-03-2012 03:35PM

Anything Damo&Ivor say
It's part of our heritage/history/culture.
As the defence of irish or anything people dont what to change

RichieC · 02-03-2012 03:40PM

Judgement Day wrote: »

Hang sandwich - a mate of mine from Kerry uses this one but I like it!

I love a bit a' hang.

token101 · 02-03-2012 03:41PM

RichieC wrote: »

I love a bit a' hang.

I'll bet you do

John Doe1 · 02-03-2012 03:43PM

Donegal dictionary:

A..........I
Aul....... Old
Aul Boy....Father
Aul Doll...Mother
Aye........Yes
Bother.....Hassle
Canny......Cannot
Class.... .Good/Great
Dinny......Don’t
Doll......Girl or woman
Foundered .Extremely cold
Fray......From
Gan.......Going
Gaff......House/flat
Geesa.....Give me a
Gissa.....Girl
Glack........Good luck...........Good bye
Gon.......Please
Hanlin....Trouble or Fight or Argument
Hi........Used at the start and end of every sentence
Hay.......Have
Hey?......Phrased as a question meaning what
Juck......Boy or Man
Ker............ Car
Lock......Small amount of something
Mind......To remember
Mon.......Come on
Naw.......No
Nuance....Unusual
Pure......very
Purdies...Potatoes
Rare......strange or unusual
Staish....Oh wow or Look
Thon......That
Tight.....Cruel
Wan.......One or 1
Wan.......Refering to a person. E.g. "Look at that wan there"
Wee.......Small
Weins.....Babies or children
Well......Hello
Wile......Very or Terrible
Yes.......Hello
Yis Sir...Slang, Hello
Yes Horse........Hello to someone u like
Yock......... different types of ladies

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Brendog · 02-03-2012 03:48PM

Not sure if an "Irishism" but anyway....

Chip butties are disgusting. Literally turn my stomach they just look so .....wrong

Gophur · 02-03-2012 03:50PM

maximoose wrote: »

Culchies pronouncing his like "He's"

Is it OK for urban folk to say it?

ejmaztec · 02-03-2012 03:53PM

A scissors.

It's a pair of feckin scissors.

The King of Moo · 02-03-2012 03:53PM

maximoose wrote: »

Culchies pronouncing his like "He's"

Gophur wrote: »

Is it OK for urban folk to say it?

Saying it is bad enough, but I go slightly crazy when people type it instead of "his," which happens surprisingly often.

Mickey H · 02-03-2012 03:58PM

Casillas wrote: »

Irishisms? Do you mean Hiberno-English?

Probably.

Funglegunk · 02-03-2012 03:59PM

Gowler.

That has to be the worst one of all.

Edit: Actually my absolute least favourite is 'cocknose'. Not sure if that's an Irish thing though.

twinQuins · 02-03-2012 04:00PM

Use of the phrase "be is" or "be's"; every time I hear it I start losing the will to live.

Shryke · 02-03-2012 04:02PM

Stupid lengthened vowel sounds, the likes of tay for tea. Putting "shhh" where a simple "s" should be. The word mighty, like "you're fierce mighty". Pronouncing bollocks as bolix really sickens me. Basically all that stupid twang people put on. It's not that I don't have a bit of an accent but I at least pronounce the majority of words properly ffs. You'd think some people were having a stroke.

cocokay · 02-03-2012 04:04PM

"thanks a millun" instead of million
"i do be" instead of i am
"chicargo" instead of chicago (might not only be irish ppl doin this tho)
"fillum" instead of film

i love "jaysis" though, it always seems to be one of the first irishisms foreign people learn

Fratton Fred · 02-03-2012 04:10PM

Amn't, Wtf is that supposed to mean?

And the sharp intake of breath some people do when they're listening to you. It sounds like they've been punched in the stomach, or are having a very small orgasm. Most don't even notice they are doing it.

Pet Hates - Irishisms

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