Muck savage

adv.

Heard in Wexford and Dublin

A farmer or rustic.

In use

Go back ta yer farm, ya muck savage - an bring yer massey wit ya!

Posh English

Do return to your agricultural estate, you rustic oaf, and take your tractor with you!

Same phrase, other counties

  • CulchieSomeone from the countryside, which to the Dubs, is anyone living outside Dublin city…
  • As happy as a pig in muckExtremely happy and content, wallowing in joy.
  • Lord muckWho does that fellow think he is? Used of someone acting superior.
  • MuckA deeply unflattering description of an unpleasant or unattractive woman.
  • Muck shovellerSomeone that lives in the thick of the countryside.
  • SavageVery; can be used for either good or bad emphasis.