SWNOVELS Chapter Taming 7: Glossary
Bluey:
Porno movie.
Jammy:
lucky.
Jammiest:
luckiest.
Corker:
beautiful woman.
St. Stephen’s Day:
Boxing Day/December 26th.
Bonnet:
hood of the car.
Boot:
trunk of the car.
Pound Shop:
dollar store.
Burdizzo:
castration device.
Messages:
groceries.
Mickey/Willy:
penis.
Spanner:
idiot.
Feis:
a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival/event.
Hole:
often said instead of ass/bottom.
Solicitor:
lawyer.
Daft:
silly.
Daft as a brush:
very silly.
Poitín:
Irish version of moonshine/illegal, home-brewed alcohol.
Wheelie Bin:
trash can.
Jumper:
sweater.
Cracking on:
hooking up.
Runners:
trainers/sneakers.
Wellies:
rubber boots worn in the rain.
Fair City:
popular Irish television soap.
On the hop:
skipping school.
Cooker:
oven/stove/hob.
Rolos:
popular brand of chocolate.
Eejit:
fool/idiot.
Gobshite:
fool/idiot.
Lifted:
arrested.
Sap:
sad/pathetic.
Rebel County:
nickname for County Cork.
Primary School:
elementary school – junior infants to sixth class.
Secondary School:
high school – first year to sixth year.
Leaving Cert:
the compulsory state exam you take in your final year of secondary school.
Junior Cert:
the compulsory state exam you take in third year – midway through your six-year cycle of secondary school.
Playschool:
pre-school/nursery.
Junior Infants:
equivalent to kindergarten.
Senior Infants:
equivalent to second year of kindergarten.
First Class:
equivalent to first grade.
Second Class:
equivalent to second grade.
Third Class:
equivalent to third grade.
Fourth Class:
equivalent to fourth grade.
Fifth Class:
equivalent to fifth grade.
Sixth Class:
equivalent to sixth grade.
First Year:
equivalent to seventh grade.
Second Year:
equivalent to eighth grade.
Third Year:
equivalent to ninth grade.
Fourth Year:
Transition Year: equivalent to tenth grade.
Fifth Year:
equivalent to eleventh grade.
Sixth Year:
equivalent to twelfth grade.
GAA:
Gaelic Athletic Association.
Culchie:
a person from the countryside or a county outside of Dublin. Usually used as a friendly insult.
Jackeen:
a person from Dublin. A term sometimes used by people from other counties in Ireland to refer to a person from Dublin.
Dub:
a person from Dublin.
Frigit:
someone who has never been kissed.
Gardaí Síochána:
Irish police force.
Garda:
policeman.
Shades:
police.
Hurling:
a hugely popular, amateur Irish sport played with wooden hurleys and sliotars.
Camogie:
the female version of Hurling.
Scoil Eoin:
the name of Johnny, Gibsie, Feely, Hughie, and Kevin’s all-boys primary school.
Sacred Heart:
the name of Shannon, Joey, Darren, Claire, Caoimhe, Lizzie, Tadhg, Ollie, Podge, and Alec’s mixed primary school.
St. Bernadette’s:
the name of Aoife, Casey, and Katie’s all-girls primary school.
Grinds:
tutoring.
Fortnight:
two weeks.
Chipper:
a restaurant that sells fast food.
Craic:
fun.
Gas:
funny.
Mope:
idiot.
The Angelus:
every evening at 6pm in Ireland, there is a minute’s silence for prayer on the television.
The craic was ninety:
having a lot of fun and banter.
On the lash:
going out drinking.
On the piss:
going out drinking.
Swot:
nerd/academically gifted.
Spanner:
idiot.
Yolk:
nickname for an illegal drug.
Hatchet craic:
great fun.
Langer:
idiot.
Fanny:
vagina.
Scoring:
kissing.
Shifting:
kissing.
Shifting Jackets:
lucky piece of clothing, usually a jacket, when trying to pick up a girl.
Langers:
group of idiots and/or to be extremely drunk.
Tog off:
change into or out of training clothes.
Child of Prague:
a religious statue farmers place out in a field to encourage good weather (an old Irish superstition).
Rosary, Removal, Burial:
the three days of a Catholic funeral in Ireland.
Spuds:
potatoes.
A slab of beer:
a box of 24 bottles of beer.
Get your hole:
have sex.
Ridey:
a good-looking person.
Strop:
mood-swing/pouting/sulking.