Cat

adj.

Heard in Waterford, Armagh, Donegal, Wicklow, Antrim, Wexford, Tipperary, Cork and Dublin

Extremely bad, unpleasant or unimpressive. Also: Distasteful, unattractive, revolting.

In use

Yer man was played cat da udder day, no wonder he let in all dem goals!" "Dat yung wan is cat

Posh English

That fellow played extremely badly the other day. No wonder he let in all those goals.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Cat melodeonAwful, terrible, very bad. Often just left as 'cat'. Sounds like 'melojen'.
  • Cat malojanHaving undesirable or negative qualities. Cat is also used in Armagh / Sligo and other…
  • Cat malogenOutrageous, terrible or very bad.
  • Cat malojinVery bad or awful.
  • Black cat black kittenTo behave according to type, a chip off the old block.
  • Cat melojenDescribing something utterly atrocious, ancient, or of dreadfully poor quality. Melojen…