Limerick slang words

Agent7249

The only one I can think of right now is "tackies", is "cat" a limerick slang word aswell or is it used around the country e.g. "That film was cat" (as in $h!t€)

And for those of you who dont know what tackies mean, it means shoes.

Delphi91

Originally posted by Agent7249
...And for those of you who dont know what tackies mean, it means shoes.

To be more correct, tackies are runners....

Mike

John2002

Interestingly enough, the word tackies isn't limited to Limerick. A South African friend of mine tells me they call runners "tackies" over there too. A quick search on google surprisingly gives the definition of "sneakers or running shoes".

Dave

Is scobe a Limerick term?

John2002

Originally posted by Dave
Is scobe a Limerick term?

I thought so but according to this it's used in Dublin too.

hostyle

"cat" is in use nationwide. I can't recall a single Limerickism offhand.

Karoma

hate to break it to ya-nearly all limerick slang came from dublin, cork, occasionally galway.

...except Sham?

Context: "c'meuuurrrre sham, i wantchaaa"

sceptre

Originally posted by Karoma
...except Sham?

Context: "c'meuuurrrre sham, i wantchaaa"

Heard in Cork at least twenty years ago.

Delphi91

What about the phrase "stall on"?

Its usage generaly means "wait a second".

Is it unique to Limerick?

Mike