tá: yes in Irish
na habere: don't mention it, no problem (Irish)
bogger: a hick
howiya: a northsider, aka skanger, skobie, Anto
DNS: Da North Side, as in of the Liffey, as in the rough n' ready side of the city.
Jesus wept!: omg that is appalling
Ceol: music, as in music session "It was good craic and ceol"
Jo: Jo Maxi, the taxi (actually Cockney rhyme, borrowed)
Daniel Day: The LUAS, the name of the Dublin tram! ahahaha, awesome rhyming slang
Britneys: beers, rhyming with Britney Spears. Think this is a Ross O'Carroll-Kelly-ism
Ross O'Caroll-Kelly: The Bible for Dubliners--a fictional author whose novels chronicle living a life of leisure in Dublin's posh southern suburbs.
Birds: chicks
Jacks: Toilet, as in Union Jacks...some patriotism right there.
Class: awesome, as in "That concert was class!" also deadly
And yes, I do slip and use all those words from time to time. But yes, I promise to knock it off when I come home!
Have a good Tuesday!
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