O'Byrne Files - Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrase-book
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Dublin Rhymin' Slang
- alan wickers : nickers; as in keep your alans on; calm down
- arabs knees : keys
- arthur power : shower
- barry white : going for a shite eg. I'm going in to see barry white
- battle cruiser : the pub; rhymes with boozer.
- beaver leaver : homosexual
- bill skinner : dinner
- boat race : face
- bottle of water : daughter
- bread and honey : money
- brendan grace : face (from celtictiger@aol.com)
- bucket of dirt : shirt
- chicken's neck : check
- chicken's hash : cash
- cock and hen: ten
- current bun : son
- daisy roots: boots
- davy crockett : pocket
- dick van dyke : bike
- dog and bone : phone
- garden hose : nose
- gicker licker : someone fond of
kissing the boss's arse
- gregory peck : neck
- hambone: phone
- horses and asses : glasses
- house of wax : jacks
- indian joes : toes
- jack norey : storey
- jam jar : car
- jayes fluid : to be in the nude, eg: "she was in the jayes fluid" (from celtictiger@aol.com)
- joer : taxi - from joe maxi "i'll get there on a joer" (celtictiger@aol.com)
- johnny ray: head honcho/boss
- kitchen sink : chink
- mince pie : eye
- namby pamby : sissy,
ineffectual
- nat-king : dole; comes from nat king cole
- ned kelly : beer belly e.g. "look at the ned kelly on him" (from celtictiger@aol.com)
- north & south : mouth
- one and other : your brother
- ones and twos : shoes
- peggy dell : (the) smell
- rosie lee : tea
- scotch peg: leg
- skin and blister : sister
- struggle and strife : wife
- tennis racket : jacket
- tin of fruit = suit
- uncle ned : head
- vera lynns : skins
Most recent version December, 2006
To be updated
from time to time
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