Dublin Slang

Belt, to hit someone or something, usually refers to a person
example: "He looked as if he could belt someone in the face!"

Breakin’, laughing uncontrollably
example: “I was breakin’ myself laughing.”

Chips, refers to a bag of potato crisps
example: "Can I have a garlic and cheese chips?"

Crisps, chips
example: “Will you get me a pack of crisps?”

Freaker, very angry
example: "I was having a freaker about my stolen car!"

Head, man
example: “How’s it going head?”

Load, a lot of people
example: "There was a load of people out shopping today."

Runners, sneakers
example: “I need some new runners.”

Scrunchie, a hair tie or elastic hair band
example: "Do you have a scrunchie for my hair?"

Tackies, refers to a condition of dry mouth, usually the morning after a night of drinking, actual phrase refers to a shoe
example: "My mouth feels as dry as tackies.”

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