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Why do scaldies say “the darts” or “the golf”

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  • #52
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Never heard of the word scaldie referring to people only young chicks/birds (feathered type).

    So OP, when you are speaking to someone do you say 'I'm off down pub to watch football' or 'turn over to football' or 'change over to BBC as golf is on'

    I suspect you are actually from Yorkshire and probably a bit intellectually challenged.


  • #53
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    People who call Euros 'YoYos' should be chemically castrated and sent off to live on the sea.


  • #54
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    The Christmas surely comes from "An Nollaig" it's not a thing I say myself but I hear others say it and other things that are definitely from the Irish language.


  • #55
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Gwynplaine wrote: »
    Everyone uses it. "The Ukraine" though on the other hand.
    "I'm going to the Spain on my holidays next week.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Ahead of the curve there! Very interesting article on the politics behind that here:

    Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why do some country names have 'the'?

    One of the first threads I ever started on Boards was about this. Feels odd ha.

    Why is it called THE Sudan, THE Ukraine, THE Cameroon etc


  • #56
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,180 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    chrissb8 wrote: »
    "You can get that in ALDIS"

    You can also get it in The Lidle.


  • #57
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    I suspect you are actually from Yorkshire

    He's from South Dublin.
    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    and probably a bit intellectually challenged.

    Probably.


  • #58
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    The Christmas surely comes from "An Nollaig" it's not a thing I say myself but I hear others say it and other things that are definitely from the Irish language.

    The type of people that use the term wouldn't have a lick of Irish.


  • #59
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,725 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    I'd never say 'The Christmas' but could refer to 'The Christmas Period*' or 'The Christmas Break'

    *This is also that magical time of the year when your girlfriend is in the height of it for reasons over the Christmas break.


  • #60
    Nikki Sixx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 426 ✭✭Nikki Sixx


    The Olympics? The World Cup? The All Ireland? Are they all scaldy expressions too?


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  • #61
    TheDiceMan2020
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭TheDiceMan2020


    I hope you don't speak like this IRL OP

    Litch every scaldy.

    Sounds like fcuking welsh.


  • #62
    Bobblehats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,707 ✭✭✭Bobblehats


    scotland-yardie-768x1090.jpg

    He be probing the scobies


  • #63
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


    The arts?


  • #64
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This sort of thread is a kind of material that would fill an RTE radio program back in the day called "Wild track 702"

    Great entertainment for scaldies and op alike.

    I'm no sports fan, but these days rte puts on more sport for time to fill, firtunately


  • #65
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Omackeral wrote: »
    The type of people that use the term wouldn't have a lick of Irish.

    i know but they say things that are from Irish

    What hurry is on you?
    I have a cold on me
    I was wanting to go
    I was only after getting up

    All those things are from Irish


  • #66
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    I know a Canadian says 'the Netflix'.


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  • #67
    Edgware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    I'm a university educated upper middle class professional and I refer to "the golf", or "the darts" the latter which I particularly enjoy watching during "the Christmas"
    How did you get over "the Christmas"?

    You'd swear that it was like going to the Somme


  • #68
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    i know but they say things that are from Irish

    What hurry is on you?
    I have a cold on me
    I was wanting to go
    I was only after getting up

    All those things are from Irish

    Bíonn siad/They do be.


  • #69
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Bíonn siad/They do be.

    One of my favourites. Had forgotten that one.


  • #70
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,399 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Sky King wrote: »
    January then: "How did you get over the Christmas?"

    I literally don't understand how to respond to this question.

    It was quiet. And shure it's just for the kids.


  • #71
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    People who say 'the twitter machine' need to be taken out.


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  • #72
    sbs2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭sbs2010


    A scaldie is a young one in the 1980s who wore a short skirt and no tights.

    In the cold this would cause her pale legs to look particularly crappy with red blobs and such. Similar to how they might look if scalded with boiling water.

    And so basically a scanger.


  • #73
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    People who say 'the twitter machine' need to be taken out.
    Ooh, are you taking me to The Ritz or The Grand?


  • #74
    Sonny noggs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Sonny noggs


    How about ‘the sh1ts’ or ‘the trots’, OP?


  • #75
    Bigmac1euro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Bigmac1euro


    The same “scaldies” only ever wear the same “2 pair eh Jean”


  • #76
    Nikki Sixx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 426 ✭✭Nikki Sixx


    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    One of my favourites. Had forgotten that one.

    Don’t mention doobies


  • #77
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Nikki Sixx wrote: »
    Don’t mention doobies

    Or boobies


  • #78
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,510 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    Neon_Lights wrote: »
    I don't know about you but I say the hoorling

    If a Scaldy is a young chick that makes sense, but only if you consider all chicks to be hoors, which might be considered a little misogynistic.


  • #79
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    completedit wrote: »
    Litch every scaldy refers to watch the aforementioned games in such a way, the snooker, the football. Every time.

    You still haven't told us what the hell ^^ that means :mad:


  • #80
    NSAman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Bigmac1euro wrote: »
    The same “scaldies” only ever wear the same “2 pair eh Jean”

    Shahup ya scaldie bollix..me janes is grand like


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