What do Irish say instead of mate?

Mucker. Mate, pal, friend. Example: I'm so excited to see my mucker.

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Irish slang – the complete guide.

The team at INTO Queen’s University of Belfast know that it can be difficult to understand some common Irish slang phrases when you first arrive in Belfast.

In this blog, we explain the local lingo.

Did you know: slang stands for short language (short language)!

Have you been to Belfast, and had a moment where you felt like this…

Me too! So don’t worry.

Here are the most common Irish slang words you’ll hear while in Belfast…

Wee

Small or little.

Example: Would you like a wee bag with your wee cake?

Bout ye?

How are you?

You’ll feel like the Joey Tribbiani of Belfast using this.

Example: If you run into your friend on the street… bout ye mate?

I’ll run ye over

No, this is not a threat. When you hear this, it means that somebody’s offering you a lift/ride in their car.

Example: I’m going that way as well, I’ll run ye over.

Flying it

Doing well.

Example: I’m flying it. How are you?

Foundered

To be cold.

Example: Going out during the winter without your jacket will make you foundered.

Bake

Mouth/ face.

Example: Shut your bake!

Knackered

Exhausted, worn out or tired.

Example: I’ll be knackered after walking up this huge hill.

Craic

To have fun, good time.

Example: Me and my friends are heading out for the craic.

Eejit

Idiot.

Example: You’re an eejit!

Mucker

Mate, pal, friend.

Example: I’m so excited to see my mucker.

Gas

Funny, humorous.

Jammers

Packed full

Example: The restaurant we went to was jammers.

Scundered

Embarrassed.

Example: Don’t worry about it, it’s nothing to be scundered about.

Thanks for the Irish slang tips, Sam!

Now you can understand what the locals are saying when in Ireland, you may also like to read about top things to do in Belfast!

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What does Roger that mean?

Received Interjection. roger that. (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood) quotations ▼ (idiomatic) Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message.

en.wiktionary.org - roger that - Wiktionary

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Etymology [ edit ]

Extension of roger for received in radio traffic (by 1950), the pronoun referring to the last information received; in use by 1969, popularised at first by radio transmissions from NASA's Apollo missions, later in military fiction.

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roger that

( radio telecommunications ) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood) 1969 "Capsule Communicator: '11, this is Houston. We've completed the trunnion zero bias setting. You can retrieve the computer and go to BLOCK.' Commander (Neil A. Armstrong): 'Roger that. Thank you.' ", Apollo 11 Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription (Tape 4/5, mission time 5h 16 min), 16 July 1969. (Tape 4/5, mission time 5h 16 min), 16 July 1969. 1974 "This is the book for everybody who ever groaned under the onslaught of trivia transmitted by the astronauts ('This sunset is really something, Houston...' 'Roger that...'). review of M. Collins, "Carrying the Fire", Flying Magazine, November 1974, p. 108. Magazine, November 1974, p. 108. 1989 "'It's going to blow visibility to shit, too.' 'Roger that.'" Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger, p. 506. ( idiomatic ) Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message