O'Byrne Files © - Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrase-book ©
Q, R
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Word / Phrase |
use |
Meaning |
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Quality, the |
n. |
Superior social class |
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Quare fella |
n. phr. |
Individual distinguished by eccentric or unusual conduct / situation |
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Quare place, the |
n. |
Hell |
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Quare stuff, the |
n. |
Illicit whiskey |
| Quay | n | A street on the side of the Liffey |
| Quid | n. | Pound (Pre-euro money) |
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Rag order |
adj |
Disorganised, untidy |
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Raging |
adj. |
Very annoyed |
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Rags and tags |
adj. |
Tatters |
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Ráiméis / ramas |
n. & vb |
Nonsense, senseless talk |
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Raise |
adj. |
Anger, annoy |
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Rake |
n. & vb. |
Large number / quantity, lavish spending |
| Ramming (pron. Rammin') | vb | Having (usually casual) sex. "I was rammin' the mott last night" |
| Rap | n. | Counterfeit coin; anything of little worth. |
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Rapid |
adj. |
Nice, fine, groovy |
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Rapid! |
exclm. & adj. |
Term of praise |
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Rare |
adj. |
Exceptional, outstanding |
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Rare / rare up |
vb. |
Get angry |
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Rarin' to go |
vb |
Very eager to |
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Rasher |
n. |
Sexual intercourse |
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Rashers |
n. |
Thin slices of bacon for frying |
| Rat-arsed | adj | Intoxicated, drunk |
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Rat's arse, give a |
phr. |
Care a damm |
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Razz, on the |
adj. phr. |
On a spree |
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Reader |
n. |
Newspaper |
| Re-calibration | n. | Any amount of time spent with the AA - (Alcoholic's Anonymous) |
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Reddener, take a |
vb |
Blush [see scarlet] |
| Red neck | n | Anyone who isn't from Dublin (comes from the parents hitting their children on the back of the neck, saying 'Get up to Dublin and get a job) |
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Reef |
vb. |
Attack violently, tear or remove forcibly |
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Relics of aul decency |
n. phr. |
Preserver memorials of a fortunate / favoured era |
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Ride |
n. |
Woman generous with sexual favours, sexually attractive woman |
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Ride, to |
vb. |
To have sexual intercourse |
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Rig out |
n. |
Suit of clothes or outfit |
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Right |
adj |
Used for emphasise e.g. ' a right mess' - Pronounced "roight" |
| Ringsend uppercut | phr | A knee in the bollocks! (from Gerry Donnelly) |
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Rí-Rá / ree-raw |
n. |
Disturbance, uproar |
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Risk it for a biscuit |
phr |
Take a chance |
| Rock and roll | n. | Sexual intercourse |
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Rolling |
adj. |
Drunk and incapable |
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Rookied |
adj. |
Wrecked |
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Root |
vb. |
Search |
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Rosiner |
n. |
Measure of drink |
| Round | The way drinks are bought in pubs over here. First one person buys a round of drinks, then the next feller gets one for everybody, and so on, until it finally comes down to the tight-ass bastard who was too cheap to buy a round earlier on. | |
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Rubber |
n. |
Pencil eraser |
| Ructions | n. | Commotion, disturbance; 'There were great ructions at our house last night' |
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Ruffian |
n. |
Bully or rowdy male |
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Run |
vb. |
Chase away |
| Runs | n | Another term for scutter (Diarrhoea) |
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Run your lamps over |
vb. phr. |
Look at, check out |
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Runner, do a |
n. |
Depart rapidly |
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Runner-in |
n. |
Recent arrival |
| Runners | n. | Plimsolls, track or sport shoes |
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Rusty Water. |
n. |
Diarrhoea |
Most recent version
13-Dec-2006
To be updated from time to time
© Neil. O'Byrne