Top 30 Belfast Local Sayings..
Every place has its own unique slang words, local lingo and sayings. We have comprised the most used, so you can try some while here on holidays.
Who knows you might want to bring some local buzz words back home with yee :-)
Know Before Ye Go 😉
- Bout ye
Hows you? - Some Yoke
Some Car - Some anything - That's good craic
Good fun - What's the craic?
Whats going on - Keep her lit
Keep going - don't stop - Ats us nai
That's us now - here now - Melter
Someone annoying - Wee
Gets added to everything lol - Boys a dear
That's Crazy - Steamin
I was drunk - Scundered
Embarrassed - Faffin around
Messing around - Dead on
Ok - Agree - Yarn
Wee chat - Kex
Male underwear - Buck eejit
You're stupid - Baltic
Very Cold - Wee buns
That's Easy - Up to high doh
Stressed - Heres be me
I Said - Boggin
Dirty - You're bogging - Taps aff
Tee shirts off - Banter
Good laugh - craic - Dander
Walking - Courtin
Who you dating? - Gurning
Crying - Yeo
Getting someone's attention - Wind yer neck in
Wise up - Poke/Pokie
Ice cream on a cone - Belter/Bezzer
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