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45. Fifteen totally made up nonsensical words that Irish people love to use

Reply to KT2000 (Original post)

Fri Mar 17, 2017, 06:35 PM

Mar 2017

I can vouch for most of these being in regular use

http://irishpost.co.uk/7-weird-wonderful-words/

1. Banjaxed
Meaning: Broken, incapacitated.
Example: Ah lads, Donald Trump has this country banjaxed already.

2. Begorrah

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)

3. Codding

Meaning: kidding, messing, joking, teasing
Example: Donald Trump when caught out : "Ah sure, I’m only codding ya"

4. Cogging

Meaning: copying, plagiarising. Used mainly in Cork.
Example: Hey Michelle, watch Melania, she’s cogging your speech.

5. Do Lally

Meaning: Nuts, crazy, round the bend
Example: Donnie's driving me do-lally today

6. Flahed

Meaning:Tired. wrecked, exhausted.
Example: I’m flahed out from Trump like, and it's not even Day 60 !

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Your Irish Ancestors [View all] KT2000 Mar 2017 OP

I've been cursing at mine since Jan. 20. BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #1

Maybe they'll take us back! KT2000 Mar 2017 #2

What's frustrating is my people didn't even come here when everyone else did BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #4

Mine went to Quebec city sometime before 1837 Mariana Mar 2017 #24

All four of my grandparents came from Ireland. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #27

I wish they hadn't BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #30

Me, I'm glad they came here. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #53

You should look up The Troubles. The saddest part about Irish history is the hatred. Hekate Mar 2017 #64

I know all about The Troubles BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #68

Quite posssibly it was because the Landowners were reducing the number of tenants on their estates OnDoutside Mar 2017 #32

if you have a grandparent born there you can get dual citizenship. mopinko Mar 2017 #7

Didn't know that - KT2000 Mar 2017 #11

you need birth and marriage certs to show the lineage. mopinko Mar 2017 #14

Mopinko is correct, though beware there is a LONG waiting list since Brexit alone ! The day after OnDoutside Mar 2017 #33

darn, mine is a Great grand..... KewlKat Mar 2017 #22

My Irish ggg grandparents GallopingGhost Mar 2017 #3

Mine came around 1650, which is when Cromwell was running rampant there. QC Mar 2017 #5

My English ancestors did, too AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #37

I also have some English from that era. QC Mar 2017 #43

La Isola di Lacrimare Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #6

Tears. Not "years." Igel Mar 2017 #8

You can correct the spelling from lunatica Mar 2017 #16

Both sets of grandparents came through Ellis Island. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #9

Did you find them in the 1901 Irish Census ? OnDoutside Mar 2017 #34

I found my paternal grandfather in the Ellis Island registry. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #36

Does it give the date he landed in Ellis Island ? OnDoutside Mar 2017 #39

I don't recall. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #44

If he had arrived after April 1901, then he would have been in the OnDoutside Mar 2017 #47

Thanks for looking and thanks for the link. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #49

No problem, happy to help. There are lots of little nuggets to be had from enlistment OnDoutside Mar 2017 #50

great grandmother fled the potato famine from Dublin Deb Mar 2017 #10

Your first sentence may be missing something... lunatica Mar 2017 #17

I'm assuming it was the son of her employers pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #20

My so-called Irish ancestors frogmarch Mar 2017 #12

It's fantastic to have that much history though, congrats. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #35

My family didn't talk much about my single Irish ancestor Brother Buzz Mar 2017 #13

about all i know is that mopinko Mar 2017 #15

I never knew my GGrandfather, but his obituary said he was born in Northern Ireland KewlKat Mar 2017 #18

I dun have any Irish Ancestors.... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #19

Yui, you were born on The Mainland,not "Stateside." Hawai'i has been a State for several generations Hekate Mar 2017 #62

Yeah yer right but I am not flying any too soon... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #69

Yes, I do! (Middle name is Erin.) They are from County Donegal. WinkyDink Mar 2017 #21

I come from the O'Connells, the Dempseys and the Whites pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #23

I should mention that while Grandma Bea went by her 3rd husband's surname... pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #82

My dad scammed some drunk American to sponsor him AngryAmish Mar 2017 #25

My great grandfather ymetca Mar 2017 #26

I had a Foran or Forin ancestor immigrate to Canada from Ireland. I think he was a kid. He studied applegrove Mar 2017 #28

My GGG Grandparents came over during the famine. maveric Mar 2017 #29

My Greatgrandparents Were Born in Ireland Leith Mar 2017 #31

The old jokes are sometimes good .... OnDoutside Mar 2017 #38

LOL!! KT2000 Mar 2017 #60

My Great-grandmother was a McNeil AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #40

More than likely Ulster or Dublin OnDoutside Mar 2017 #42

Ooh, thank you! AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #78

Map of Irish names OnDoutside Mar 2017 #41

Fifteen totally made up nonsensical words that Irish people love to use OnDoutside Mar 2017 #45

Meredith McGiver KT2000 Mar 2017 #63

Scottish descent I reckon ... ;) OnDoutside Mar 2017 #80

My mother was born in Killybegs, Ireland. Tracer Mar 2017 #46

Happy photos OnDoutside Mar 2017 #48

Loooove the rocks and green grass.... northoftheborder Mar 2017 #58

Great Pics! KT2000 Mar 2017 #65

Yes ! My wife adores "mushy" peas especially with fries. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #79

My great-grandparents came... a la izquierda Mar 2017 #51

On the subject of Irish names: guillaumeb Mar 2017 #52

O'Hara, Mullooly, Cassidy, Quinn, Kelly... Hekate Mar 2017 #54

Irish and Alsatians KT2000 Mar 2017 #67

My many times great-grandfather came from N. Ireland in late 1700s CottonBear Mar 2017 #55

My ancestor... northoftheborder Mar 2017 #56

Three of my -great-great-grandparents (one was dead) emigrated in 1853. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2017 #57

About 95% German and Swiss, Mendocino Mar 2017 #59

Redmonds and Elliotts... 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #61

No Irish in my family that I know of Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #66

The Internet is a wonderful thing pat_k Mar 2017 #70

There used to be a rumor that Bob Keeshan was Armenian LeftInTX Mar 2017 #72

I often wondered if it was a corruption... pat_k Mar 2017 #74

Probably given to the first Keeshan whistler162 Mar 2017 #75

Like it! pat_k Mar 2017 #76

I'm probably somewhere between 1/16 to 1/4 Irish LeftInTX Mar 2017 #71

Do you know what a 7 course meal for an Irishman is? yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2017 #73

Great, Great, Grandfather came in 1825, he's buried in NY City. Historic NY Mar 2017 #77

1920's jeanmarc Mar 2017 #81

this year St Patrick's Day KT2000 Mar 2017 #83