to annacreevy (WW): to gather in small groups and gossip maliciously to borris-in-ossory (LS): to roar at one's spouse, to bang the table for more spuds to clonakilty (C): to get somewhat merry, to dance with the husband of one's best friend to downpatrick (DN): to talk behind someone's back, especially of friends to elphin (RN): to smile mischievously, especially at a bishop to fethard (WX): to blather, especially about politicians (eg "those ballyfethards") to gurranabraher (C): to shout loudly at hurling matches, to gather outside the ref's changing room to helvick (W): to be sea-sick, to become ill after revelry (eg "He helvicked all over his dress-suit") to inchydoney (C): to creep up silently and slowly (especially of Corkmen) on someone from behind to jordanstown (AN): to march about carrying religious placards, to shut the swimming pool on Sundays to kenmare (KY): to win a few bob on an outsider in the third race at Ballyhaunis to letterfrack (G): to watch one's wife let off steam, to rev the car engine loudly, to ignore granny's fifth whiskey at the wedding to monasterevan (KE): to appeal for an end to an argument, especially among Welshmen to nenagh (TN): to turn on the siren of a police car or ambulance to omagh (TE): to borrow some of your mother's housekeeping to pomeroy (TE): to land a punch in boxing, (esp. in Ulster) to disagree to quilty (CE): to go beyond clonakiltying, clandestine, ending in scandal to rathnew (WW): to demolish old buildings for development purposes (also to humestreet, to woodquay) to saggart (D): to develop a middle-aged spread (especially of clergymen), to slump before TV to termonfeckin (LH): to stop quiltying to unionhall (C): to be tired and emotional at a press conference to vartry (WW): to adjust one's intestines, silently and in company, hoping no-one has noticed to youghal (C): to exclaim excitedly (especially of cats), to sing at all-night parties, to say hello to Texans BACK HOME |