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The phrase "jog on"

  • 31-05-2016 06:11AM
    #1
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,435 ✭✭✭✭


    Is this now a thing that Irish people say?

    Is the likes of EastEnders to blame for this?

    "Jog on - mate"

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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  • #2
    Icaras
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭Icaras


    No

    No


  • #3
    LightsStillOn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭LightsStillOn


    Jog on OP


  • #4
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    ...on yer bike.

    now jog on :)


  • #5
    RebelButtMunch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭RebelButtMunch


    Happy out.... ffs


  • #6
    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


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  • #7
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,609 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    The origins of the phrase are actually Swedish,comes from Johogorn meaning to keep moving.


  • #8
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,107 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    kneemos wrote: »
    The origins of the phrase are actually Swedish,comes from Johogorn meaning to keep moving.

    It's like Game of Thrones all over again!


  • #9
    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


    Dont let it upset you OP, get out and enjoy the nice weather!

    The beauty of language is that it evolves as we use new words and expressions. Embrace the change.


  • #10
    FTA69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,252 ✭✭✭FTA69


    Twenty paand for that? Jog on you caaant


  • #11
    BattleCorp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,867 ✭✭✭✭BattleCorp


    Jog on - that sayin's the dog's bollocks, innit.


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  • #12
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    Is this now a thing that Irish people say?

    Is the likes of EastEnders to blame for this?

    "Jog on - mate"

    Nah, have you seen the fitness level of a lot of Irish people, no chance of them jogging anywhere


  • #13
    MilesMorales1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭MilesMorales1


    I always thought it was a vaguely scouse thing. Certainly growing up in Birkenhead, I heard it an awful lot.


  • #14
    D3V!L
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭D3V!L


    I'll see your "jog-on" and raise you a "sorry bout you"


  • #15
    RebelButtMunch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭RebelButtMunch


    Get the boat!


  • #16
    donegaLroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭donegaLroad


    I have never heard anyone saying that.


  • #17
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    I like it.

    It's insulting but also promotes exercise.

    It's a whole lot better healthwise than the famous old phrase "P*ss off and eat a donut you mug!"


  • #18
    mrsdewinter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭mrsdewinter


    MilesMorales1 wrote: »
    I always thought it was a vaguely scouse thing. Certainly growing up in Birkenhead, I heard it an awful lot.

    I first heard it in that Simon Pegg movie Hot Fuzz, so about 10 years ago. Are you saying it goes back further than that?
    I quite like the phrase. The only thing wrong with it is it's no good if you're seething with rage. But in a situation where you just want to express irritation with a slightly annoying person, it's useful.


  • #19
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,590 ✭✭✭theteal


    It hasn't quite got the same ring as "get the boat ya bleeeedin' dzope"


  • #20
    thegreatgonzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,623 ✭✭✭thegreatgonzo


    I get annoyed when people say rinse and repeat when they are talking about anything other than hair washing or something that involves actual rinsing.
    And there's a stupid song out called rinse and repeat to make it worse :-(


  • #21
    Kev_2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Kev_2012


    I remember people saying that in school in Limerick about 20 years ago


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  • #22
    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    'no biggie' is one of the many that annoy me.


  • #23
    HensVassal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭HensVassal


    Sling your 'ook, you caaannnt!


  • #24
    Ciaran_B
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    RebelButtMunch wrote: »
    Get the boat!

    I'm bringing this one back. And 'pull your neck in, ya clown.'

    Two good ones.


  • #25
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,059 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    Something being 'well good' or 'well nice' is one that I'm hearing more and more often.


  • #26
    MilesMorales1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭MilesMorales1


    mrsdewinter wrote: »
    I first heard it in that Simon Pegg movie Hot Fuzz, so about 10 years ago. Are you saying it goes back further than that?
    I quite like the phrase. The only thing wrong with it is it's no good if you're seething with rage. But in a situation where you just want to express irritation with a slightly annoying person, it's useful.

    Yeah? I was born in 93, and I've been hearing it my whole life on Merseyside and what not.


  • #27
    hardCopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    Football Factory is 12 years old, it's hardsly a new phrase



  • #28
    thegreatgonzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,623 ✭✭✭thegreatgonzo


    osarusan wrote: »
    Something being 'well good' or 'well nice' is one that I'm hearing more and more often.

    Ugh


  • #29
    BattleCorp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,867 ✭✭✭✭BattleCorp


    mrsdewinter wrote: »
    I first heard it in that Simon Pegg movie Hot Fuzz, so about 10 years ago. Are you saying it goes back further than that?
    I quite like the phrase. The only thing wrong with it is it's no good if you're seething with rage. But in a situation where you just want to express irritation with a slightly annoying person, it's useful.

    I think I first heard the phrase in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels about 18 years ago.

    Oh wait, it might have been in RocknRolla. Damn. Now I'll have to watch both films to make sure.


  • #30
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,412 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    I've seen it written, but not once heard it said.

    It's one of those affected geezerisms that sound strange coming out of anybody round here.


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  • #31
    _Kaiser_
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    RebelButtMunch wrote: »
    Happy out.... ffs

    I hate this one.. it makes no sense whatsoever!

    At least "jog on" has some sort of logic to it, as in "move along/f*ck off" but "Happy out" is just nonsense!


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