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Geezer is a slang term for a man. In the UK and Ireland, it is used most often to refer simply to a man, e.g. "some geezer was here earlier", and less often as a complimentary phrase, e.g. "he is a proper geezer". In the US, the term typically refers to a cranky old man and can carry the connotation of either age or eccentricity; see fuddy ...
gob – (literally beak) mouth. From Irish gob. (OED) grouse – In slang sense of grumble, perhaps from gramhas, meaning grin, grimace, ugly face. griskin – (from griscín) a lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig, a chop. hooligan – (from the Irish family name Ó hUallacháin, anglicised as Hooligan or Hoolihan).
Sláinte, Banjaxed, Stall the ball? Anyone can wear green on Saint Patrick's Day, but do you know what these Irish words mean and how to say them?
Irish: Sasanach, historically also having the colloquial meaning "Protestant"; the language is Béarla, short for Sacs-Bhéarla "Saxon language" Manx: Sostynagh, plural Sostynee; the English language is Baarle, from Irish 'Southrons' – the historical Scots language name for the English, largely displaced since the eighteenth century by ...
Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The earliest known usage is from the early 19th century, when it was recorded as a London slang term. [1] The word's origin is unknown, and though many theories exist regarding its etymology, none are considered conclusive.
At first the craic form was uncommon outside Irish, even in an Irish context. Barney Rush's 1960s song "The Crack Was Ninety in the Isle of Man" does not use the Irish-language spelling, neither is it used in Christy Moore's 1978 version. [31] However, The Dubliners' 2006 version adopts the Irish spelling. [32]
Síd(h) (modern spelling sí) is Irish for 'mound' (see Sidhe). In traditional Irish mythology, a spirit usually taking the form of a woman who sings a caoineadh (lament) warning of impending death in an old Irish family. bog (from "boc", meaning "soft" or "marshy" [3] and -aigh to form bogach meaning "soft soil composed primarily of peat" [4])