What you talkin' about?!
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What you talkin' about?!
1. Do the dishes- "Clean up the ware"
2. Look at the expression on that person- "He/She would stop what clocks are in the town with that pout"
3. Want a few drinks? "Going on the lash?"
4. I am dating him/her- " We are doing a strong line"
5. Shes pregnant "Shes boxed".
And so on, its very funny to hear even within different counties on Ireland the way people describe events or places.

Anyone else here come across any interesting phrases for day-today activities within or outside your area?
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Good one! I have heard a similar thing from the lads at work, about an affair- he's tapping someone else. Tapping!!Fran wrote:I heard a Tipperary guy use this expression recently & it was a new one to me ... apparently it refers to someone having an affair
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Muggles, an old term for marajuana. Louis Armgstrong recorded a song of the same name in 1930.
Kickin the gong around, means shooting up on dope.
Jelly roll, a highly pleasureable sex act
These were popular sayings among black people.
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That is often heard in Yorkshire, England. It is never heard in the south (unless a Yorkshireman visits), although we can say, "It's great."StephenKingman wrote:... in Ireland, we have a few ways of saying something is fine or good- "Its grand..." ...


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'Fell off the back of a lorry' = stolen
'Gone west' or 'Fell off the twig' = Dead

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'Fell off the back of a lorry' = stolen
'Gone west' or 'Fell off the twig' = Dead

Thats funny, my mom and dad used going to see a man about a dog when going to the can. They could have got it from my grampa who was from England.
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Don't tell me they stole that from us tooBighuey wrote:Fran wrote:'Going to see a man about a dog' or 'going to strain the spuds' = both are euphemism used by Irish men for going to the loo. Women do not feel a need to use a euphemism for this basis function .. I wonder why?
'Fell off the back of a lorry' = stolen
'Gone west' or 'Fell off the twig' = Dead
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Thats funny, my mom and dad used going to see a man about a dog when going to the can. They could have got it from my grampa who was from England.

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We'll let ye off with a caution for that one.C0ldf1re wrote:The Brits also stole all the snakes from Ireland. St Paddy had nothing to do with it.Fran wrote:...
Don't tell me they stole that from us too



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I live in New Jersey and a common greeting here is "How you doing". Well I was in Florida last year and greeting people that way and it was odd people couldn't comprehend that greeting. I was asked more than a few time "How do I do what?".
Regardless of where you are in New Jersey when you go to the shore/beach you are going "Down the shore" pronounced "downashore"
As for going to the head, there are a million ways of saying that. One of my favorites is "Dropping the kids off at the pool".
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