Y arnt cha

phr.

Heard in Limerick

Why are you not going?

In use

Y arnt cha not kid?

Posh English

Why are you not proceeding, my young friend?

  • ChaA common dialectal term for tea, deeply rooted in working-class parlance.
  • Cuppa chaA cup of tea.
  • G'luck cha anyway laaad!A colourful way of saying goodbye. Grammatically, 'Good luck to you anyway lad'.
  • Scog/chaA cup of tea.
  • Talk chaA casual parting phrase equivalent to goodbye or see you later.
  • Wudnt cha be raginAn expression of sympathy for someone's bad luck or misfortune.