Grand Ol' Irish Slang

Words/Expressions I have learned so far:

1) QUERIES are questions. This has recently become one of my favorite words. Not only because I like the sound of it but because I get to use it on a near daily basis. Its normally about getting lost but for the most part I'm okay with that because even the the locals do.

2) PRESS is the kitchen cabinets. of which you can find not only your typical kitchen commodities but also things like the occasional high heal, maybe some toothpaste, and towel racks that are supposed to be attached to the bedroom walls upstairs, 3D glasses, and maybe a marble or two. Whatever you may need, apparently the Irish store it all in the kitchen press. 

3) DOTE. To be called a dote is a compliment. No matter now funny it may sound it just means that you're very nice.

4) MUPPET. A muppet is someone who is not completely sane or just incredibly silly. For example: "He's a bit of a muppet tonight, no?" meaning, "He's a bit crazy this evening. Don't you agree?" This is one one of my personal favorites as well. It may just be the Kermit reference that goes through my mind every time I hear it, but who's to tell.

5) CRAIC AND BANTER: I absolutely love hearing these terms. They both mean to have a lot of fun. This is sort of how the conversation will start, person 1: "What's the craic?" person 2: "So much craic, like, yesterday was absolutely mental!" This may seem silly but its just their way of asking, "Whats up?" Its very simple but quite funny to be asked if you're not Irish.

6) ABSOLUTELY MENTAL: This goes along with the theme of "craic and banter" just taking it to the next level. No longer is whatever your doing fun but its so fun you can't contain yourself.

7) RUNNERS: Runners are just what the Irish call sneakers/shoes. Very simple to understand but I just like the switch in words.

9) "Don't be such a wet blanket, love." means "No reason to be shy/reserved". My friends and I heard this a couple times when we were quite tired from being up late and still trying to adjust to the time change and loved the expression. I've come to find I don't think the Irish believe in sleep here. But I love it because that means they're always incredibly friendly no matter what time of day.

10) Last but not least I've learned how much the Irish use the words "Like" and "Ya know". They are both used so much in a conversation that we were actually warned in orientation. And now from just a couple days of experience I see what they mean.