Comments on: A Visitor’s Guide to Dublin – Part III Useful Phrases

By: Fintan

Fintan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:58:02 +0000

Your definition of gombeen is completely wrong. A gombeen is an unscrupulous money lender or someone who is generally underhand in their dealings.Recently it has been used to refer to politicians who accused of corrupt dealings.The word comes from the Irish “gaimbin” meaning monetary interest or gain. It has nothing to do with idiot or simpleton.

By: Irish Slang

Irish Slang — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:57:21 +0000

What about, he has a head on him like a donkey’s abortion… us Irish have a way with words… or she’s so fat, not even the tide would take her out.

Just to let you know there’s a tonne of Dublin slang and other Irish Slang on Slang.ie, which is basically an All Ireland dictionary of slang…

Sound as a trout.

By: owensie

owensie — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:25:25 +0000

Enjoyed the dublin dictionary, excellent, were the following included: “deadly” and “spanner”?

By: Paul Brennock

Paul Brennock — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:49:57 +0000

You forgot ‘I could eat chips out of her knickers’ referring to a very attractive lady indeed!!!

By: andima

andima — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:02:54 +0000

eheheh nice post! great irish slang!:) thanks for sharing