peat (turf): Fuel derived from compressed vegetable matter.
peely-wally: Scots. Under the weather; unwell.
pelmet: Valance.
penny bap: A small bun, usually coated in flour.
petrified: Terrified.
physical jerks: Gymnastics.
p.i.s.s artist: Alcoholic.
poke: Have s.e.x with; a small parcel.
pong: British forces slang for "stink."
pop one"s clogs: Die.
poulticed: Pregnant, usually out of wedlock.
powerful: Very.
power of: A great deal of.
praties: Potatoes.
punter: Gambler, particularly on horse races.
quare: Ulster p.r.o.nunciation of queer. Very strange.
randy: s.e.xually aroused.
randy as an old goat: Very s.e.xually aroused.
raparee: Originally an unskilled labourer. Now used pejoratively for a ne"er-do-well.
rapscallion: Ne"er-do-well.
raring to go: Eager and fully prepared.
recimetation: Malapropism for recitation.
registrar, medical: Trainee physician equivalent to a North American resident.
reverse the charges: Call collect.
right enough: That"s true. Used interrogatively, is that true?
rightly: Very well.
rightly, it will do: It"s not perfect but will serve well enough.
roast: Verbally chastise; not pay humorous tribute to.
ruddy: Euphemism for "b.l.o.o.d.y."
rug rats: Children.
run-race: Quick trip to, usually on foot.
script/scrip: Prescription.
scunner, take a scunner at or to: Dislike someone intensely and bear a grudge.
scutch gra.s.s: Coa.r.s.e gra.s.s found growing in salty soil.
semi: Semidetached house. Duplex.
shebang, the whole: Lock, stock, and barrel. Everything.
sheugh: Bog.
s.h.i.t, to: To defaecate.
s.h.i.te: Faeces.
shufti: Army slang. A quick look at.
Sinn Fein: Literally, ourselves. The political party of the Irish Republican Movement.
skitters: Diarrhoea.
skiver: Corruption of "scurvy." Pejorative. Ne"er-do-well.
skivvy: From "scurvy." Housemaid.
skinful, to get a: To get drunk.
sliced pan, best thing since: Presliced, then wrapped, pan loaf was reintroduced after the Second World War. To be better than it was the acme of perfection.
slip jig: Traditional dance.
slough about: Laze around.
smacker: Pound.
snotters: Runny nose.
soft hand under a duck: Gentle or very good at.
solicitor: Attorney, but one who would not appear in court, which is done by barristers.
sore tried by: Very worried by or very irritated by.
spavins: A disease of horses resulting in a swayback.
s.p.u.n.k: True grit. Nerve.
sponge bag: Toilet bag.
stays: Whalebone corset.
sticking out: Very good.
sticking out a mile: Absolutely the best.
stocious: Drunk.
stone: Measure of weight equal to fourteen pounds.
stoon: Sudden shooting pain.
stout: A dark beer, usually Guinness.
strong weakness: Hangover.
take a gander: Look at.
take your hurry in your hand: Wait a minute.
taste, a wee: Amount. Small amount, not necessarily edible.
ta-ta-ta-ra: Dublin slang, party.
there: Used for accuracy or immediately. Examples: That there dog; that dog. There now; now.
thick: Stupid.
thick as champ: Very stupid.
thole: Tolerate or put up with.
thon: That.
thrapple: Throat.
throw off: Vomit.
thruppenny bit: Three-penny coin.
tinker"s d.a.m.n, don"t give: Could not care less.
toty: Small.
toty, wee: Very small.
tousling: Roughing up.
tried, to get: Become agitated about.
turf accountant: Bookmaker.
up the spout or pipe: Pregnant.
walk out with: Pay court to. See also coortin".
wean: p.r.o.nounced "wane." Child.
wee: Small, but in Ulster can be used to modify almost anything without reference to size. A barmaid and old friend greeted the author by saying, "Come on in, Pat. Have a wee seat and I"ll get you a wee menu, and would you like a wee drink while you"re waiting?"
wee buns: Very easy.
Wellington boots, wellies: Knee-high rubber boots patterned on the riding boots worn by the Duke of Wellington.
wet (wee): Alcoholic drink.
whaling away at: Beating.
wheeker: Very good.
wheen: A large number of.
wheest: Be quiet.
wheezle: Wheeze in chest.
whin: Gorse.
whippet: Small, fast, racing dog, such as a mini-greyhound.
w.i.l.l.y: p.e.n.i.s.
won"t b.u.t.ter any parsnips: Will make absolutely no difference.
worser: As bad as it is possible to get; much more so than worse.
you"re on: Agreed to, or to indicate acceptance of a wager.