Fifteen totally made up nonsensical words that Irish people love to use
Banagher, Co. Offaly, Ireland - September 16, 2012: Horse traders huddling together in small groups like this are a common sight at the Banagher Horse Fair and these three veterans of the horse trade are no exception. The idea behind the huddle is one man will make an offer on a horse and the man on the right - who owns the horse - will either accept or reject it while the witness in the middle listens on intently. These men live locally, however, some of those attending come from all over Ireland and the United Kingdom and travel hundreds of miles to attend this event. The recently introduced legal requirement to microchip horses - or implant tracking data - and the prohibitive cost of cleaning up after these events means photographic delights like this are quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Meaning: According to Urban Dictionary Beggorah was originally used in the Irish counties of Kerry and Cork to mean: ''Holy mother of God'' and such like. Example: Faith and begorrah! (although the last time someone Irish actually said that was 1902)
Ah, I'm only codding ya
3. Codding
Meaning: kidding, messing, joking, teasing Example: Ah sure, I'm only codding ya
4. Cogging
Meaning: copying, plagiarising. Used mainly in Cork. Example: Watch yer man, he's cogging your homework
5. Do Lally
Meaning: Nuts, crazy, round the bend Example: That wan's driving me do-lally today
6. Flahed
Meaning:Tired. wrecked, exhausted.
Example: I'm flahed out like
7. Lapsy pa
Meaning: Food poisoning, or more generally any ailment you can't out a name on Example: Himself has an awful dose of lapsy pa
8. Loo-lah
Meaning: Crazy, mad, demented
Example: Don't mind her, she's loo-lah
9. Loopers
Meaning: Also crazy, mad, demented Example: Those fellas are loopers- the whole lot of them!
10. Manky
Meaning: Dirty, gross, filthy
Example: Will you ever wash those tracksuit bottoms, they're manky!
11. Skitting
Meaning: Giggling, laughing uncontrollably
Example: They're skitting at yer man off the tele
12. Smithereens
Meaning: Smashed, in pieces, in bits Example: He's after dropping his new iPad and the screen is in smithereens
13. Thing-a-ma-bob
Meaning: Thing, object
Example: (another common variation is thing-a-ma-jig)
14. Yoke
Meaning: (as above) Thing, miscellaneous object Example: Pass me that yoke will ya? (also yokey-ma-bob, yokey-ma-jig)
15. Me dazza
Meaning: According to slang.ie me dazza means nice, lovely,the business Example: That new coat is me dazza boy!
Ah, I'm only codding ya
