The most common Irish slang terms for boy are “fella” and “lad”. These can be used to describe a man or boy of any age and are by far the most commonly used. “Wain” is a term which can describe both boys and girls so … Read more
Police informants are often a key focus of local slang. Naturally, criminal elements of society are far more likely to use slang as almost a form of code. Even if you are not outright criminal, you may well still feel it a moral imperative not … Read more
New Zealanders most often use the term “bucks” to describe New Zealand dollars. This is the most common and ubiquitous slang term for money in New Zealand. They also have a variety of other slang terms such as “gold coins” for one and two dollar … Read more
The Irish may have an exceedingly friendly reputation in the world today, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t more than capable of expressing their annoyance with you. Irish slang is a wonderful and diverse beast with countless ways to say just about anything. So, when … Read more
Our mother is very commonly the first person we learn to recognize. Not only that, but they then often go on to play one of the most important roles throughout our whole lives. This is as true in Ireland as it is anywhere else, so … Read more
The most common Irish slang terms for beer include “gargle” and “juice”. These are both catch-all, universal terms for beer that can be used in any context. “Gat” is a specific slang term for Guiness, usually a “pint of gat”. Other more widely used slang … Read more
Greetings and farewells are an area of language ripe for slang. We use them every day, and it’s something that’s particularly important to add a bit of uniqueness and emotion to. Depending on the context, saying goodbye can be really sad! In Australia this is … Read more
Sailors are perhaps not as big a part of people’s lives as they once were. There was a time when the only way you would get from one country to another was via the sea. Nowadays, that’s not the case, but nonetheless sailors still hold … Read more
The most common and uniquely Irish slang terms for vomit are “boke” or “gawk”. “Boke” is the more common and the one you’ll hear throughout Ireland. “Gawk” is a lot more regional and used primarily in County Cork, though it’s widely understood. Beyond that, the … Read more
There are some words in our languages that are so fundamental in everyday use that we don’t even really think about them. Answering in the affirmative with the word “yes” is something that most of us probably do at least once a day, if we … Read more