Cat malojan

adj.

Heard in Waterford, Dublin, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mayo, Sligo and Wicklow

Having undesirable or negative qualities. Cat is also used in Armagh / Sligo and other areas.

In use

Dat owl ghrroad to Kilkenny is cat dog malojan! Tank feck we're getting a new wan!

Posh English

That antiquated thoroughfare to Kilkenny is positively abominable! Thank goodness we are acquiring a replacement.

  • MalojanTerrible. Use cat in front of malojan if something was absolutely terrible.
  • CatCat means bad, but append melodeon (pronounced malojan) and it means something is…
  • Cat melodeonAwful, terrible, very bad. Often just left as 'cat'. Sounds like 'melojen'.
  • Copy catSomeone who copied what other people where wearing or doing.
  • Black cat black kittenTo behave according to type, a chip off the old block.
  • Cat malogenTerrible, awful, or disastrous.