Irelandboy
noun, interjection · Regional · BOY, often written 'bai' or 'buoy'
A tag attached to the end of an utterance in Cork and much of Munster, addressed to any male of any age. It marks familiarity and carries no sense of youth.
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Irish Slang for Greetings & Address
4 Irish slang terms for greetings & address, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
How people open a conversation and what they call each other. These terms carry the most social information of any slang category: one wrong choice marks you as an outsider, or worse, as rude.
how's she cuttin'?
phrase · Dated · howz shee KUT-in
How are things? A rural greeting, now used mostly by older men or knowingly by younger speakers for comic effect. The 'she' refers to nothing in particular.
howya
interjection · Informal · how-YA, one syllable-ish
Hello. A greeting, not a question — it takes 'howya' back, or a nod, and never a report on your health.
what's the story
phrase · Informal · wots the STOR-ee
What's happening; how are you. A greeting between people who already know each other, expecting 'not much' rather than actual news.
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