O'Byrne Files © - Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrase-book ©
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Word / Phrase |
use |
Meaning |
| Wafer | n. | Slice of ice-cream sandwiched between two biscuit layers |
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Wagon |
n. |
Pejorative term for a woman, esp. Who has an unpleasant streak |
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Wain |
n. |
Child |
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Walking woman |
n. |
Beggar-woman |
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Wall-falling |
adj |
Exhausted |
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Wan, yer |
adj. |
That woman |
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Wanker |
n. phr |
Derogatory term to dismiss an uninteresting, dull, irrelevant person (normally male) |
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Wasp |
n. |
Dublin traffic warden (uniform colours) |
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Wear |
n. & vb. |
French kiss; A very deep heavy kiss, with full tongue action - stuck into somebody so much it's like you're wearing them. Common phrase, 'to wear the head off somebody' is to give them an extremely long and hard 'wear' Common in Dublin. In danger of being replaced by the English 'To Snog' |
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Wee |
adj |
Little or small |
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Well wear |
exclam. |
Congratulatory wish in relation to new clothes |
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Well-got |
adj. |
Affluent, enjoying a position influence |
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West Brit |
n. |
Derogatory term for s.o. apeing the manners of British establishment; West Briton. Pejorative. An Anglophile, someone who perceives Ireland as West Britain, or a middle-class Dubliner, typically southside (especially Dublin 4), stereotypically with liberal attitudes on moral issues |
| Westside | adj | The newer part of Dublin as it was only built up in the last 30 years. It is made up of many new housing estates. There is no slag for it yet. Includes Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan(South of the Liffey) , Blanchardstown and Castleknock( north of the Liffey) See also Southside and Northside |
| Wet the tea | vb. | Make a cup or pot of tea |
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Wet week |
n. phr. |
Short period of time |
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Whacked |
adj. |
Exhausted |
| Whiff | n | A smell - usually a bad one |
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Whist / whisht |
phr. |
Request for silence |
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Wobbler, throw a |
vb. |
Give vent to annoyance or anger |
| Wogger | n. | Penis; another name for prick! |
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Wren, go in/with the |
vb. |
Take part in the activities of the Wren Boys on December 26th |
Most recent version
December, 2006
To be updated from time to time
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