Originally Posted by Trollheart

Irish slang is quite funny. And unique I think. For years now, anything that is really great is "deadly", usually preceded by "bleedin'", however the emphasis must be on the BLEED with the rest sort of trailing off, then again on the DEAD with the LY a little lighter, so: "That show was BLEEDin' DEADly, wasn't it?"

Scarlet is when you're embarrassed, can also be used (like most Irish phrases) in conjunction with the aforementioned bleedin', so, "Jaysus (Jesus)! I'm BLEEDin' SCARlet, I am!" Footnote: as you can see, the emphasis is again on the first syllable, as in "scar", however unlike "deadly", the "t" is generally silent, so it's more "SCARle'" than "SCARLET" --- sort of sounds like "scarla".

"Mot" is girlfriend. "You takin' yer mot out tonight?" Again, drop the t, this is because "mot" is actually from an Irish phrase, "Maith an cailinn" (maw on coleen) meaning, good girl.

"Lanterin' ****!" Sort of self-explanatory, exclamation of surprise or dismay, drop the g on "lantering" --- origin unknown.

"Holy sweet divine!" Another one: what do you expect in a country of Catholics?

These are, in fairness, the slang I, as a nearly-fifty-year-old know. I'm sure there's "street words/phrases" out there now that I wouldn't have a clue about. Or as we say here, wouldn't have a breeze about...

Originally Posted by PoorOldPo

You forgot beour and shift.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Don't think I know those...

Originally Posted by PoorOldPo

Oh, you're not from the Pale are you?

Originally Posted by PoorOldPo

You forgot beour and shift.

Originally Posted by Zer0

I shifted a fine beour the other night. I didn't get to flutter her box though.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I am indeed, Dublin born and bred. But I ain't never heard those ones. Course, I'm not down with the kids these days (not that I ever was...)

Originally Posted by PoorOldPo

Aboy da kiiiiid! I was bein flirted by dis haunty beour but the tide wouldn't take her out! I wouldn't ride her into battle if ye paid me, YURT!

Originally Posted by Zer0

Gwan ya hoor ya.

Another favourite phrase of mine - ye wouldn't give her the steam off your piss if she was thirsty.