Waterford Slang
Waterford slang, straight from the people who use it. Here are the best Waterford words and phrases on slang.ie, most popular first, each with a meaning and a Posh English translation.
Hang sangwichWaterford +9
A ham sandwich.
No blaas? Alright, gis a hang sangwich instead boy.
In the horrorsWaterford +3
Extremely drunk or in a very bad state from alcohol.
Jeez lads, I have to head off, I'm in the horrors
Back arse of nowhereWaterford
An extremely remote or isolated place.
I didn't know where I was, I was at the back arse of nowhere boi1.
Shwear down!Waterford
An emphatic oath used to swear that one is telling the absolute truth.
I shwear down I never touched your bicycle, it was like that when I found it!
BuckledWaterford +6
Very drunk.
Look at yer man comin ou a bradys he's only buckled.
GombeenWaterford +7
A foolish, dodgy, or grasping person; a general rogue or eejit.
Look at de state of yeh, yer some gombeen tryin' to flog dat knackered bicycle!
Shot with a ball of their own shyte!Waterford
This phrase is used to describe a person or people who have done something so terrible that they deserve to be hit by a projectile made exclusively of their…
Us poor taxpayers will be paying for years because the builders and bankers made a hames of our economy. They should be shot with a ball of their own shyte, the lot of em!
BaytinWaterford +2
Regional pronunciation of beating.
I got an awful baytin outside the Chipper last night boy.
WoefulWaterford +5
Of very poor quality; abysmal, wretched, or deeply unsatisfactory.
The match wasn't worth watching, it was woeful.
CrathurWaterford +8
Creature. Poor crathur is a sympathetic term for a pitiable person.
Will you leave the poor crathur alone
On the ballWaterford +2
A Waterford way of saying thank you very much.
On the ball boi tnx ..
Not the full shillingWaterford +4
Not fully mentally competent; a bit simple or foolish.
Your man's not the full shilling boi!
StoryWaterford +5
A greeting used by Waterford people when asking what someone is doing or how they are.
Well boi .. was the story wit ya boi?
FlutheredWaterford +6
Drunk.
He was well fluthered after ten bohels o' Bulmers, sure he couldn't see straight.
JammersWaterford +4
Packed or jam-packed with people.
There was some crowd in the Fraher Field yesterday twas jammers
Take 3 steps back there and go fuck yourself!Waterford
Piss off.
Abusing a chap or chapette.
BarseWaterford +2
The area between a mans testicles and anus. Derived from a combination of the words balls and arse, hence barse.
I cycled up seskin hill and by de time I got to the top me barse was as red raw as a steak on a wet barbeque.
MessagesWaterford +5
Errands or shopping, especially the daily purchase of household provisions.
I'll be back in an hour, I'm going down the town to do the messages
DoseWaterford +6
Something bad, annoying or disappointing.
Some dose gettin chucked out of ruby's dudder night boy wasin it?
Lads I have piles like a bag of chynees hanging out of me arse, some dose!GobWaterford +3
The mouth or face, often used when telling someone to hold their tongue or offering a slap.
Shut yer trap or I'll give ya a good box in the gob!