Irish Slang for Toilet

Whether you're off to the jacks, draining the spuds or dropping the kids off to the pool, Irish slang has you covered. Here are the best Irish words for the toilet and everything that goes on in there.

The jacks itself 8

  • JacksAll Ireland +5

    The toilet or W.C. Comes from Shakespeare's King Lear (II ii 74-6),

    I shall tread this unbolted villain into mortar, and daub the wall of a jakes with him.

  • The JacksCork

    The toilet.

    I'll be back there in a minute. I have to go to the Jacks.

  • JaxTipperary +2

    The toilets.

    I'm burstin for the jax

  • ShithouseTipperary

    The toilet.

    Dat paddy is as clever as a shithouse rat, ya wouldn't ketch him in a hurry

  • KnobsTipperary

    Lumps of coal. Also the lavatory.

    Throw a few knobs on the fire" "I'm off ta where all the big knobs hang out

  • The officeDublin

    A euphemism for being in the toilet.

    Used when on the phone to politly say they are in the toilet I.e I'm in the office sending a fax to poolbeg.

  • The chateauxMayo

    A humorous euphemism for the lavatory.

    I need to go to the chateaux.

  • So this is where all the big nobs hang out!Waterford

    Normally said by a fella heading into the jacks (toilet).

    Well boys, I hear this is where all the big nobs hang out!

Off for a slash 12

  • LashTipperary +6

    1. A go or an attempt, as in give it a lash. 2. A night out drinking, as in on the lash. 3. To rain hard, as in it's lashing. 4. An act of urination.

    Ah go on, give it a lash!
    I'm burstin, I'm goin for a lash.

  • SlashCork +5

    An act of urination.

    Need to go for a slash lad

  • Take a lashKilkenny

    To visit the lavatory; to urinate.

    Ere lawdz stall up I need ta take a slash
    I'm goin to take a lash, back in a min

  • Drain the spudsWicklow +3

    A colloquial euphemism for the act of urinating.

    I am just goin to drain the spuds, I will be back in a jiffy.

  • To strain the spudsMeath

    To urinate.

    Stall the Car now while I strain the spuds.
    Hold on while I strain the spuds!

  • Strain d spudsSligo

    Must go to the toilet. Also: to go to the toilet.

    Must go strain thr spuds
    I have to go strain the spuds
    See ya in a bit man gotta strian d spuds

  • Empty my tanksKildare

    To urinate.

    Johnny emptied his tanks after a feed of pints.

  • Shake hands with the unemployedCork +1

    To urinate.

    I must go shake hands with the umemployed.

  • I need a slashKilkenny

    I need to urinate.

    I need a slash.

  • Clear the pipesKilkenny

    To empty one's bladder; to urinate.

    Hold on a minute, I'm just goin to clear the pipes behind the hedge.

  • Splash the bootsCork

    A euphemistic phrase for urinating.

    I must go out and splash the boots, I've had far too many pints to hold it any longer.

  • Off for a slash heyLouth

    To step away briefly to urinate.

    Here bud, I'm off for a slash, keep an eye on me pint will ya?

Go on, go on, go on!