Deedin I wasn't hey

phr.

Heard in Tipperary

I most certainly was not.

In use

Were ya at de Miss Macra, deedin I wasn't hey, I'd more ta be doin.

Posh English

Were you present at the Miss Macra event? I most certainly was not, for I had far more pressing matters to attend to.

  • DeedinA Louth replacement for 'indeed and', used for emphasis or accentuation of the following…
  • HeyA form of greeting equivalent to hello or how are you.
  • Hey boyA friendly or familiar way of attracting someone's attention.
  • Hey breast-o!A humorous variant of "hey presto" used when a woman's breast is accidentally revealed.
  • Hey horseA greeting typically used between female residents of County Wexford.
  • Hey jelly babyA cheeky, cut-down way of saying hello.