USA words/phrases that have become mainstream in Ireland

Hitchens · 26-11-2014 05:06PM #1

Ride

this word used to cause a lot of sniggering at the back in Ireland if for eg a horsey person said: ......"I really love an early morning ride"

or someone getting a lift into town saying:

"the girl next door gave me a ride in her new car"

but those phrases would not cause even a smirk in the USA, and now lot's of people in the 'ould sod use them without any embarrassment.

Is the reason because of all the American TV shows and Movies available in Ireland?

any other 'Yankee' words or phrases you've noticed entering the vernacular?

Uncle Ruckus · 26-11-2014 05:10PM

"I don't wanna' be that guy/girl" It annoys me. It's so thinly vague. "Yeah...like no..."

MadsL · 26-11-2014 05:16PM

Hitchens wrote: »

Ride
any other 'Yankee' words or phrases you've noticed entering the vernacular?

America is a lot bigger than the North East where the Yankees live, a good few of the phrases are from the west coast....em....dude.

Hitchens · 26-11-2014 05:19PM

MadsL wrote: »

America is a lot bigger than the North East where the Yankees live, a good few of the phrases are from the west coast....em....dude.

don't hear the dude word that often tbh :cool:

Jawgap · 26-11-2014 05:24PM

Fanny - there's a word that doesn't travel well.

The following words should also get you an immediate smack on the head when you use them....

"Getgo"

Any noun that's been turned into a verb - "I need to ACTION that" "Your tasking....." etc

Dude / Man etc when said in Irish accent of any description (just sounds ridiculous)

Frosty McSnowballs · 26-11-2014 05:26PM

Duuuuuuuuuuude, for real yo?

Killer Wench · 26-11-2014 05:29PM

Jawgap wrote: »

Any noun that's been turned into a verb - "I need to ACTION that" "Your tasking....." etc

I have never heard action used as a verb. Are you sure people aren't saying: "I need to act ON that"?

Jawgap · 26-11-2014 05:29PM

Also why it is not legal to beat the living sh!t out of people who go to the States on a J1 then come back with an American accent???

Muppets........

Ruu · 26-11-2014 05:31PM

Awwweeeeeeeeesome! Doesn't sound right with an Irish person saying it! I know lad from Belfast who lives in Tennessee and it's one of the words he has picked up, very wrong!

Jawgap · 26-11-2014 05:32PM

Killer Wench wrote: »

I have never heard action used as a verb. Are you sure people aren't saying: "I need to act ON that"?

No, you here idiots talking about "actioning" something.....

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/verbing-nouns/

Bipolar Joe · 26-11-2014 05:32PM

I hear people complain about this far more than I hear the thing they complain about. Just like the "American accent" thing. I have never heard the put-on accent, but I've heard people whinge about it triple digits.

If your ancestors could hear you speak, they would be appalled.

Mr. Incognito · 26-11-2014 05:33PM

I have no problem with Americanisms.

It's the long hours and live to work culture that we have copied without the commiserate high pay I have an issue with

nadey · 26-11-2014 05:33PM

YO

Fo real

Nigga

Homie

Oreo

MadsL · 26-11-2014 05:36PM

After three years (today is my emigration anniversary) I overuse awesome. I've also picked up the adjective super. That's super cool. That's super hot.

I'm trying really hard to use English rather than saying things like I'm trying real hard to use English.

Do you feel me?

Insect Overlord · 26-11-2014 05:37PM

Epic thread, bro.

Miose · 26-11-2014 05:41PM

'I'm excited FOR Christmas.'
No, no you are not. You are excited about Christmas.

Jawgap · 26-11-2014 05:45PM

Miose wrote: »

'I'm excited FOR Christmas.'
No, no you are not. You are excited about Christmas.

No....

You're excited about the Holidays!!

Happy Holidays, Dude!!

nadey · 26-11-2014 05:45PM

Thats so hot

Are you ****in kiddin me

Like, oh my god

All in kim kardashians voice

Hitchens · 26-11-2014 05:46PM

gas when you hear KK/Tipp/WD lads saying the word 'unreal'.........."dass unreal boi"

nadey · 26-11-2014 05:57PM

A lot of culchies say ' Alri boss'.

Not sure if thats american or not

MadsL · 26-11-2014 09:33PM

I get called "boss" quite a lot in New Mexico. Direct translation from "hefe".

Funny to hear it in a different accent.

KungPao · 26-11-2014 09:48PM

"Word to your mother" - all the cool kids are saying this these days.

Summer wind · 26-11-2014 09:55PM

I'm so loving that. Drives me mental.

NIMAN · 26-11-2014 09:58PM

F'nance instead of finance.
Similiarly, defence and offence started to creep into sports here.

Movies.

mikemac1 · 26-11-2014 09:58PM

I could care less about your thread OP

dresden8 · 26-11-2014 10:01PM

An File wrote: »

Epic thread, bro.

Bro is now brah, dude.

Do you not watch Dog?

Miose · 26-11-2014 10:07PM

Jawgap wrote: »

No....

You're excited about the Holidays!!

Happy Holidays, Dude!!

My bad! (Muahahaha!)

sligojoek · 26-11-2014 10:20PM

Monday through Friday.

26-11-2014 10:24PM

nadey wrote: »

YO

Nigga

:eek:

I need to get out of this thread, I have to.......return some videotapes.....

(Good luck) :pac:

nadey · 26-11-2014 10:27PM

dresden8 wrote: »

Bro is now brah, dude.

Do you not watch Dog?

Do you even lift, brah?

Tarzana2 · 26-11-2014 10:30PM

I consider 'unreal', used the way Irish use it, to be Hiberno-English, not an Americanism.

People have been saving it for years! "That concert was fúcking unreal" AND so forth...

USA words/phrases that have become mainstream in Ireland

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