Is Gobshite a swear word?

Today, gobshite is not considered to be as unacceptable as it once was. However, you are likely to see it used alongside a variety of other crass or vulgar language. Gobshite is rarely used by Americans.

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What does Gobshite mean in Britain?

gobshite (plural gobshites) (Ireland, Britain, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation. What's that gobshite talking about now? (Ireland, Britain, slang, offensive, vulgar) A person of very poor judgment and unpleasant character. quotations ▼

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What does wee Gobshite mean?

Gobshite is a popular term of abuse for a foolish or daft person (like eejit but sharper), or for a contemptible person, especially a self-satisfied, pretentious, and voluble one.

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What does eejot mean?

Meaning of eejit in English

an idiot; a stupid person: I know that, you eejit! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead.

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Is eejit a rude word?

Eejit – a fool

The word eejit is an Irish insult used to describe someone as a fool or an idiot and is often preceded by the word 'buck'.

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What do the Irish call a girl?

“Cailín” means “girl” in the Irish language. A lot of Irish people still use this word even when speaking in English. The plural, “Cailíní,” is also commonly used, for example, “I'm meeting up with the cailíní later on.”

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What do the Irish call a toilet?

An old Tudor phrase for lavatory, jacks is a term more commonly used in Ireland. This is likely a reference to Jack Power, who invented the first multiple cubicle toilet.

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What does Tttttt mean in texting?

Shreya, TTTT in short for; These Things Take Time" is the most common definition for TTTT on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Why do Irish say wee?

A word that you can expect to hear in most sentences over here is 'wee'. The term is a longstanding Irish (and Scottish) way of saying 'little'. However, in Northern Ireland, it is often used to describe things that aren't little at all.

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What does Tyyyy mean in texting?

Note that you might also see variations of the acronym, like "tyty" and "tyyyy." Here, the meaning is the same. “Ty, you're the best.

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What does a fanny mean in Ireland?

Noun. fanny (countable and uncountable, plural fannies) (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar) The female genitalia. [ from 1830s]

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What is the most Irish thing to say?

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  • 1.1 “Top o the mornin to ya!”
  • 1.2 “And the rest of the day to yourself”.
  • 1.3 “To be sure, to be sure”.
  • 1.4 “a pint of the black stuff”
  • 1.5 “He's talking a load of Blarney”

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What does numpty mean in Australia?

This is a form of politically correct abuse, it means nothing, abbreviates nothing, is not jargon, it is a non-term but implies "you are a non-entity" which is as close to abuse as one can get in the p.c., good working relationship, touchy feely, modern defence service environment: Instructor to student group, "You're ...

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What do Irish call kissing?

Póg. This is the Irish word for a “kiss” e.g. “give us a póg” or even cuter a “póigín”. This is not to be confused with asking something to “Póg Mo Thóin” (Kiss my arse).

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What is bra in Irish?

bra » cíochbheart, bra. brassiere » cíochbheart, bra.

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What do Irish call babies?

Wean. Pronounced "wayne," this word means child.

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What does LUVV mean in texting?

Luv is a nonstandard spelling of the word love. Today, luv is mostly used to express affection of a lesser magnitude than love.

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What does XOO mean in text?

It's pretty common knowledge that XOXO means "hugs and kisses." As Dictionary.com defines it, the phrase is generally thought of as a "lighthearted way of expressing affection, sincerity, or deep friendship." The X represents a kiss, while the O represents a hug.

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What does JFTF mean in texting?

Jftf Just For The Food ?

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What would an Australian call a toilet?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.

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What do the Irish call a fart?

History: Old Irish “broimm”, which is the verbal noun (farting) of the verb “braigit” (farts), comes from a reconstructed Common Celtic verbal noun *bragsmen-, which also yields Welsh and Breton “bram”. This derives from the Indo-European root *bhreg- (to break).

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What do they call pants in Ireland?

When we says pants, we mean trousers, but you think we mean undies.

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What is flirting Irish?

giolamas » (Act of) fondling, caressing, petting, flirting. radaire » Strolling reveller; trifler, flirt. radaireacht » (Act of) strolling, revelling; trifling, flirting, courting. raiteog » Hussy, flirt.

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What do the Irish call their wife?

“A chara” (uh KHAR-uh):

It is used to address both men and women.

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What do you call an Irish boyfriend?

A Stór: Means 'my treasure', usually used to express affectionate friendship, especially for parent and children relationships. A Chroí: Means 'my heart', a stronger version of the above, meant more for lovers to use. Mo Ghrá (pronounced 'graw'): Means 'my love', for relationships that are that little bit more serious!

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