Leitrim Slang

YokeAll Ireland +18

A quick way of calling attention to something you can't think of the name of.

Hand me that yoke, would ya? Or, ya have ta attach this yoke to it before it works.

Yer wanLeitrim +11

A casual reference to an unnamed girl or woman, the feminine counterpart to 'yer man'.

And then yer one said...

SavageLeitrim +14

An intensifier denoting something or someone as exceptionally good or impressive.

She has savage pair a legs on her!

WhistLeitrim +9

Be quiet. Also: to listen or to shut up, depending on context and tone.

Ahh will you ever whisht, Ireland don't stand a chance in the World Cup.

BockshtyLeitrim

The home of the rayle (sic) boxty according to Leitrim people (though Cavan and Fermanagh people would disagree). Making boxty is a fine art and if carefully…

Give the giblet schome bockshty, she's not had a good oul shyte for hershelf in days!

TerrorLeitrim +1

Something or someone remarkable, or a remarkable situation. Often preceded by "holy" or "woeful" as an intensive. "A terror for" means "very fond of".

This oul' rain is a terror, there'll be no silage cut at all this year.
It's a holy terror altogether.
That lad is a fierce terror for beer. He'll be well cut by half 10.

ShayLeitrim

Sarcastic expression of disbelief. Abbreviation of "I would say so."

(The teacher) 'You'll read the part of Maggie; you have a good strong voice.' (Yer wan) 'I'd shay!'

Am I aptLeitrim

A sardonic way of saying one is definitely not going to do something.

Q. Are you going to do any work today?" "A. Am I apt.

Cyat!Leitrim

Abbreviated form of catastrophic, used to express dismay at a situation.

'Dat shly oul bird of a teacher took me Phone!' 'Aw CYAT!'

BejapersLeitrim

Bejapers, another way of saying bejaysus...probably trying to avoid using a profanity...

Packie, there will be no mart this saturday!
...Bejapers!

The two ends ofLeitrim

Used to mean "complete" before insults and negative remarks about a person. Often extended to "the two ends and the middle of".

He's the two ends of a prick, that fella.
You're the two ends and the middle of a bollix.

No commintLeitrim

When a Leitrim person is asked something of a sensitive nature you will get this response.

Garda: "Can you elaborate on the situation?"
Local: "No commint."

As awkward as a bag of catsLeitrim

A group of people trying to operate whilst simultaneously thwarting each other's objectives through gracelessness.

(2 People trying to mop a floor)
Ah here, we're as awkward as a bag of cats!

CalfLeitrim

A dog so large you could saddle it for a small adult.

The calf is some bayshte of a dag, if this yoke had come at the young buck Setanta there'd be no legend of Cuchulainn!

FluteboxLeitrim

A term of dislike for a person who engages in stupid or ridiculous behaviour.

Would you look at the shtate of yon flutebox over there

I made a hames of itLeitrim

An admission that one has made a complete mess of a task or undertaking.

Did you finish the reek of hay, Packie?
Aye I did... and I made a hames of it too!

I doubt soLeitrim

An ironic use of doubt to express likelihood. Thus "I doubt so" actually means "I probably will."

Will you be there tonight packie? I doubt so...

Shly oul birdLeitrim

A cunning older woman.

De teacher sprung a feckin test on us today.
Aw de shly oul bird.

TagLeitrim

Another word for a jacket.

Begad its getting cowld, I need to put on me tag!

This is me, is that you?Leitrim

A typical Leitrim saying when someone on the other end picks up their telephone.

Start a telephone conversation with this phrase. Only to be used when ringing someone not answering the phone.