Search icon

Life

22nd Jul 2015

7 inspirational Irish terms of abuse that will instantly make your life better

Powerful words

Paddy McKenna

Come to Ireland, we’ll teach you how to abuse your friends and family in style.

Tis a great little country that gave the world the inspiration of James Joyce, Seamus Heaney and the finest ‘slags’/terms of abuse the English language can muster.

Read on ye shower of bollixes.

Regular usage:

Young man jumping into lake

MUPPET TOA

Bollix TOA2

Special occasions:

Shitehawk TOA4

young people jumping on the beach with sunset background

Geebag TOA

Wreckthehead TOA3

Only in an emergency…

Amalgam TOA3

Go forth and apply liberally to life.

*All original images courtesy of iStock.

LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Aideen McQueen – Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge