The Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrasebook, from the The O'Byrne Files, is a useful guide for the unsuspecting traveller in Dublin, on how to speak english in Dublin, and how to join in in all kinds of conversations ...

Some Irish slang Word or phrase Example Meaning Acting the maggot He was just acting the maggot as usual Behaving foolishly, annoyingly Bags He made a bags of doing it Messy inadequate job (see hames) Banjaxed It was banjaxed beyond all help Broken, can also mean tired Bold You are a very bold boy Naughty Crack, craic We had great craic that night Hard to translate, roughly meaning fun Culchies ...

THE BARKING LIZARDS *** Welcome to the Barking Lizards homepage. Viel Spa !! Limerick/Dublin Slang This is a dictionary of Limerick slang words and phrases and their Dub equivalent. All the words and phrases listed are used in Limerick, however they may not actually be exclusively Limerick words, they may be in use anywhere around Ireland, except for Dublin. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S ...