'Deadly' – meaning great, fantastic, wonderful. It has nothing to do with weapons of mass destruction.
'Arseways'- When something you plan to do turns out slightly skewed, in an 'arse' like fashion.
'All over the shop'– When something appears all over place.
'That’s a load of me arse'- Meaning something you just heard is downright lies.
‘I will in me arse’ – meaning ‘there’s no way I’m doing that’ or yeah right!
'You’re spoofing/You’ve having me on' – You’re lying
'The jacks' - the toilet
'Jaypurs/jaysus'- Something you’d overhear your Mam say when she’s on the phone to her mates, both terms stem from the word ‘Jesus’…blasphemy is no biggy like.
‘I will yeah’- meaning, ‘I will’ but just I’m confirming that I’ll do it by putting a ‘yeah’ at the end of it.
'Wetting the baby’s head' – Having a few alcoholic drinks when a baby is born. Standard Irish behavior.
'Penneys finest' –Penneys is the most popular apparel store for Irish students. When confronted with the question ‘oh where did you get that?’ it’s almost obligatory to respond with ‘Penney's finest.’
'Gaff' - means House, apartment or shed, anywhere you deem your humble abode.
'Quare'- A country saying for very. Generally used in the context if someone is good looking – i.e. She’s quare fine.
'The pigs' – An Gardaí Siochana, the democratic pillars of our society.
'Happy out'- Happy enough with life, no complaints until the drink runs out.
'Minus Craic' – Inevitably if you’re Irish you understand what Craic is, but when a minus is placed in advance of it, it means an entirely different thing, do the math!
'G’way' – Literally an amalgamation of ‘go’ and ‘way’. This phrase is usually said while in disbelief or on hearing hot gossip about an individual.
'Sure look this is it'- This can be used in response to just about any situation, event or drama.
'Pure sound' – when something or someone is cool, but oozes coolness in its purest form.
'Story horse' – Meaning ‘hello young chappy’. Story is an abbreviation of another Irish saying, i.e. 'What’s the story’ and horse is well, we don’t understand how that one came about.
