Cat

adj.

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

Of very poor quality, dreadful, or thoroughly disappointing.

In use

The weather for the county final was cat altogether like.

Posh English

The meteorological conditions for the county championship match were abominable indeed.

Same phrase, other counties

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