Best Donegal Slang

muffler

Ronan Keating wrote: »

Donegal people realise they're lower class!

Give people like you an inch and you take a yard.

You have trolled once to often on this forum so bye bye.

muffler

Madam wrote: »

I've often wondered why folk(maybe the older ones)in Donegal say their going 'up' to Dublin(Sligo or wherever)

I'd say it has more to do with Dublin being the capital city of Ireland.

In relation to Sligo I have no idea yet I have even used the phrase myself on numerous occasions

Madam

Is it a country thing do you think? - I was going to put culchie but did'nt want to offend;)

Madam

Has anyone mention thole or thoal? Aas in - 'she has a great thole' - meaning, she can hold her water;)

yuloni

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Rds1989

A few more here from the laggan area.

Doon-down
wusnae-was not
whist-be quiet
redd-tidy
hame-home
brae-a slope
coddin-joking
crabbit-angry
purdies-potatoes
a wee cuttie-young girl
blabber-talk

implausible

Noreen1 wrote: »

I don't spend enough time around Letterkenny, it seems.:D
I've never heard any of the bolded text - and I've lived in Donegal for most of my life.....

muffler wrote: »

I've no idea where people have heard those.

Ye need to spend more time around 15 year olds, especially the lads!

And speaking of 'ye', the same young lads go into convulsions every time I say it - it's more grammatically correct than 'yous'!

Noreen1

deemark wrote: »

Ye need to spend more time around 15 year olds, especially the lads!

And speaking of 'ye', the same young lads go into convulsions every time I say it - it's more grammatically correct than 'yous'!

Do 16 and 17 year old lads count?
My kids don't use those word - neither do their "mates". I've honestly never heard those words before, and I sometimes feel like I get far too much teenage company.:P:D:D

"Ye", on the other hand, gets used a lot around this house.....:D:D

Hootanany

redd-tidy


Still cannot get my head around this one can anyone explain it

Noreen1

Hootanany wrote: »

redd-tidy


Still cannot get my head around this one can anyone explain it

redd = get rid (of clutter) = tidy (up).

Hootanany

Noreen1 wrote: »

redd = get rid (of clutter) = tidy (up).

Thanks

Madam

Are most of those slang words we use not just Ulster/Scots words or derived from Irish? Like the word 'clabber' it that an Irish word for mud?

muffler

Drooked.........= got wet/drenched

Noreen1

Madam wrote: »

Are most of those slang words we use not just Ulster/Scots words or derived from Irish? Like the word 'clabber' it that an Irish word for mud?

Clabber (spelled differently) is indeed the Irish word for mud.
I've been wondering about the Ulster/Scots connection myself, though I think it's mostly just localised dialects. Some of the slang used definitely has a Scots or Ulster connection, though.

lovebud

ya big hallion ye

Dr. Bad Touch

RMDrive wrote: »

Staish the shape of the juck with the yock

Super 8 kids yo :cool:

Billy Bunting

Done 6 pages an can do no more :P

How's she cuttin!!! culchies :eek:

mk2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99wSTVMRkIk

muffler

It was going so well until wee Danieeeellllll appeared

Dr. Fell

Madam wrote: »

I've often wondered why folk(maybe the older ones)in Donegal say their going 'up' to Dublin(Sligo or wherever)

From Glencolmcille, you would go up to Dublin, down to Sligo, over to Strabane, out to Port, down to Killybegs but out to Kilcar.

Duddy

I love around 5.08 on that video "A HAM SHURELAY!"

mac_iomhair

I have only ever heard donegal people say the word "schlipe" or "slipe" ( id imagine thats hows it spelt) meaning to drag something along the ground. Maybe its Ulster Scots?
or porthaaaal

fontanalis

muffler wrote: »

It was going so well until wee Danieeeellllll appeared

His mullet wasn't that wee!

muffler

fontanalis wrote: »

His mullet wasn't that wee!

:eek:

Penfailed

mac_iomhair wrote: »

I have only ever heard donegal people say the word "schlipe" or "slipe" ( id imagine thats hows it spelt) meaning to drag something along the ground. Maybe its Ulster Scots?
or porthaaaal

I've heard it in Derry too

Joannie

One I haven't seen mentioned is "Skitter". A skitter is a brat or bauld wean but you can also have "the skitter" which is diarrhoea and you could even be served "skittery tay" - very weak tea.

deman

mk2 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99wSTVMRkIk

No Laggan accent??

Madam

deman wrote: »

No Laggan accent??

*Ahem* Is L'Kenny not in the laggan? - My parents used to have this row now and then, with my mum saying it is and my dad (from the Finn Valley)saying no it's not;)

stephendevlin

everything is NAAW SO BUAD

deman

Madam wrote: »

*Ahem* Is L'Kenny not in the laggan? - My parents used to have this row now and then, with my mum saying it is and my dad (from the Finn Valley)saying no it's not;)

Absolutely not. The Laggan accent ends around Manor and then continues up around Ramelton a bit.