Manky

n.

Heard in Limerick, Meath, Kilkenny, Cork, Dublin, Longford and Wexford

Dirty or filthy.

Sham me tackies are manky.

Posh English

Dear boy, my running shoes are in a perfectly disgusting state.

Same phrase, other counties

• Meath
• Kilkenny
• Cork
• Dublin
• Longford
• Wexford

Related terms

• As black as d arse of a coal bucketExtremely dirty or filthy.
• As black as the ace of spadesExtremely dirty or filthy.
• BogginFilthy, extremely dirty, or utterly disgusting.
• MinginExtremely dirty or filthy.
• Stankin'Dirty or filthy. Also extremely ugly.
• Dirty birdy'sPeculiar or wild young women, usually eccentric company.