Me Moth

MidlandsM

Often wondered why some men refer to their Girlfriend as their Moth. And how did this name come about, like most girlfriends don't resemble the chiefly nocturnal insect related to butterflies?

Is it just a Dublin Thing?

Xavi6

It's not 'moth', it's from the Irish word 'maith'.

Urban Dictionary probably has it more detailed.

g'em

It's mot dear, mot. Not moth.

iMax

It's "mot"

Edit: damn mobile posting speeds

Mint Sauce

I can honestly say. I have no idea what your talking about OP.

MidlandsM

MOT? as in Maith? As in Good? Fookin' hell, like I know Dubs can hardly speak right but.........

mathie

To quote the always correct (we were robbed in Eurovision btw) Dustin the Turkey...
"This car needs an MOT. A good mot in it!"

FatherLen

my gf is a moth.... she likes lightbulbs and long walks on the beach.

g'em

Xavi6 wrote: »

It's not 'moth', it's from the Irish word 'maith'

Pfft, Urban Dictionary. If you can't find the answer on boards then it doesn't exist. According to this thread:

For example 'Mot' is/was Dublin slang for 'Girlfriend', but it originally was a Victorian slang word for vagina, and survived as a word in Dublin after it was long forgotten in London.

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Is the "t" ever pronounced though?

More like "Moh" really.

bradlente

meh

The Master

It's from the irish "maith an cailin" meaning good girl or best girl.

For example you would tell someone you were going out with your "maith an cailin" meaning you're going out with your best girl, ie your "maith"

g'em

The Master wrote: »

It's from the irish "maith an cailin" meaning good girl or best girl.

For example you would tell someone you were going out with your "maith an cailin" meaning you're going out with your best girl, ie your "maith"

I much prefer the explanation I found. I can live up to being a vagina. Good girl not so much.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

It seems to be a uniquely Dublin phrase. It hasn't started to spread into other areas of the country like 'gaff' has.

Ficheall

MidlandsM wrote: »

Often wondered why some men refer to their Girlfriend as their Moth. And how did this name come about, like most girlfriends don't resemble the chiefly nocturnal insect related to butterflies?

It's short for "your mother".

emeraldstar

MidlandsM wrote: »

Often wondered why some men refer to their Girlfriend as their Moth. And how did this name come about, like most girlfriends don't resemble the chiefly nocturnal insect related to butterflies?

Is it just a Dublin Thing?

Moth? Jeez OP, at least get it right if you're gonna devote an entire thread to it :eek:

MidlandsM

emeraldstar wrote: »

Moth? Jeez OP, at least get it right if you're gonna devote an entire thread to it :eek:

WTF are you on about? Devote? Its a feckin question on an internet forum......:rolleyes:

Lauder

The Master wrote: »

It's from the irish "maith an cailin" meaning good girl or best girl.

For example you would tell someone you were going out with your "maith an cailin" meaning you're going out with your best girl, ie your "maith"

No its not. It's still heard commonly enough in the East end, so obviously not from the Irish 'maith'.

Have come across the Victorian 'vaginal' slang explanation before so seems correct.

JerryHandbag

FatherLen wrote: »

my gf is a moth.... she likes lightbulbs and long walks on the beach.

I think I saw her in a film once with Richard Gere

PseudoFamous

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

It seems to be a uniquely Dublin phrase. It hasn't started to spread into other areas of the country like 'gaff' has.

I've heard it said in both Arklow and Dundalk lately.. The accents did not help at all. Maybe you can expect to hear it in the West in another ninety odd years.

orourkeda

PseudoFamous wrote: »

I've heard it said in both Arklow and Dundalk lately.. The accents did not help at all. Maybe you can expect to hear it in the West in another ninety odd years.

They're still waiting on the wheel, fire and electricity.

stovelid

It's mot?

Dyr

le bon mot

"maith an cailín" just doesn't work

emeraldstar

MidlandsM wrote: »

WTF are you on about? Devote? Its a feckin question on an internet forum......:rolleyes:

Ha. Get thee to a dictionary.

MidlandsM

emeraldstar wrote: »

Ha. Get thee to a dictionary.

get yourself a life.;)

emeraldstar

Got one thanks, and it's pretty great

stovelid

Lauder wrote: »

No its not. It's still heard commonly enough in the East end, so obviously not from the Irish 'maith'.

Maybe it was the Irish that brought it to London?

Cianos

stovelid wrote: »

Maybe it was the Irish that brought it to London?

Like they did with New Yorkers saying "You dig?"...from the Irish immigrants saying "An dtuigeann tú?", from what I've heard.

Frank Black

The word derives from the Persian ‘mojaath’, which was a word used to describe a mythical monster that could suck the will to live out of even the strongest warrior.
The word was later adapted to mean ‘girlfriend’ or ‘significant other’.

orourkeda

black francis wrote: »

The word derives from the Persian ‘mojaath’, which was a word used to describe a mythical monster that could suck the will to live out of even the strongest warrior.
The word was later adapted to mean ‘girlfriend’ or ‘significant other’.

She can suck the strength out of me anytime.

McNulty737

always thought it sounded ridiculous. stupid dubs.

ChunkyLover_53

Someone told me before it was an old Dutch sailor slang word for Prostitute. because all the Prostitutes would hang around the Gas Street Lamps waiting for customers.

Dyr

Lauder wrote: »

No its not. It's still heard commonly enough in the East end, so obviously not from the Irish 'maith'.

Have come across the Victorian 'vaginal' slang explanation before so seems correct.

Have you heard it down the east end yourself then me old china etc?

stovelid

Cianos wrote: »

Like they did with New Yorkers saying "You dig?"...from the Irish immigrants saying "An dtuigeann tú?", from what I've heard.

Or hooligan. :pac:

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hooligan

Caraville

The Tories (as in Conservatives) owe their name to Irish- it means "to pursue", coming from "Tóir"

My favourite one (cos it's a cool word) is "Kybosh" (sometimes Kibosh) comes from the Irish "an chaidhp bháis" meaning "the death cap"- so when you put the kybosh on something, you're finishing it off.

As for mot, I don't really like that word. Or the Cork one, beour or whatever.

secrecy_ie

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mot

See 1 here. I particularly like their second example of using it in a phrase.

HellFireClub

It's yer mot, not moth!!!

gooseyd

moh or moth = my other half

El Guapo!

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