Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuidighthigh 'descendant of Cuidightheach', a personal name meaning 'helper'.
Cuddy - A young woman or small girl. Plural: cuddies. cub. Cub - Young man or small boy. cuz.
“Cailín” is the Irish slang for “girl.” 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.” One of our absolute favorite Irish phrases!
Dodgy: Sketchy, questionable (“He's acting pretty dodgy.”) Eejit: Idiot, fool, goof.
Wean. Pronounced “wayne,” this word means “child.”
Contemporary usage. Pikey remained, as of 1989, common prison slang for Romani people or those who have a similar lifestyle of itinerant unemployment and travel. More recently, pikey was applied to Irish Travellers (other slurs include tinkers and knackers) and non-Romanichal travellers.
The most popular and widespread modern use of the term is as a slang expletive in Irish English, employed as a less serious alternative to the expletive "fuck" to express disbelief, surprise, pain, anger, or contempt.
What is the most famous Irish blessing? “May the road rise up to meet you” is one of the most famous Irish blessings.
What is an Irish Kiss? Growing up in Chicago, "Irish Kiss" was the term used for a head butt in a bar fight. A fitting name for a baton! The Irish Kiss as a weapon has deep roots in the fighting stick history in both clan warfare in Ireland and police billies from the early 1800s to the current day.
Rubber Jonny
This term is used mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland as slang for condom. It is also known as a 'johnny' or 'rubbers' in some parts of the world.
a donkey; a horse. The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) defines this as a donkey or ass but to some Scots speakers it's a general term for a horse of any description.
Meaning “star of the sea,” there are many Irish Mollys that have gone down in Gaelic folklore. Perhaps none more so than Molly Malone who was a fictional fishmonger and star of The Dubliners track Sweet Molly Malone. If you're planning a trip to Dublin anytime soon, you can see a bronze statue of Molly in the city.
cuddy in British English
or cuddie (ˈkʌdɪ ) nounWord forms: plural -dies. dialect, mainly Scottish. a donkey or horse.
Sláinte means "health" in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic. It is commonly used as a drinking toast in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Tiocfaidh ár lá (Irish pronunciation: [ˈtʲʊkiː aːɾˠ ˈl̪ˠaː]) is an Irish language sentence which translates as "our day will come". It is a slogan of Irish Republicanism.
"Arse" "Arse" is an Irish/English term for, that's right, you've guessed it for "ass." As well as being an anatomical description, arse is also used as a mild swear word, and as a point of exclamation. But in terms of causing offense, it's certainly not the most serious swear word around.
Another very common phrase is calling someone an 'eejit'. In Northern Ireland, this can be both an insult and a term of endearment, as it is used to describe someone who is silly and has made you laugh. One other common alternative is calling someone a 'buck eejit', which means to call someone a massive eedjit.
So who are these people we call Travellers? They used to live mostly in caravans or mobile homes in which they travelled all over the country or into England. They have Irish surnames – Ward, Connors, Carty, O'Brien, Cash, Coffey, Furey, MacDonagh, Mohan.
Mucker. Mate, pal, friend. Example: I'm so excited to see my mucker.