Ur wan

exp.

Heard in Kerry and Monaghan

A phrase used when referring to a woman whose name one does not know.

In use

Watch ur wan over there...

Posh English

Do keep an eye on that lady over there.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Yer wanThat woman. Also: Used as a noun for someone whose name you do not know.
  • WanOne. Can mean the number one I.e. might simply be a mis-pronunciation of "one" or could…
  • Yer wan/manUsed to denote someone who's name you do not know.
  • Me wanA woman familiar to both speakers in a conversation, yet whose name neither can recall.
  • Your wan has a face that would turn milkA woman whose facial features are so remarkably harsh they could curdle dairy produce.
  • She'd suck a lemon through a length o wavin pipeTha' wan is the town bike. That woman over there that we know has such a filthy mouth…