Do you know it has just stuck me that I use a lot of colloquial Belfast terms without thinking about my non-Belfast viewers? I mean, how many people outside Northern Ireland would know what “being Scundered” is? Or, my favourite vernacular phrase, “Do ya think I came up the Lagan in a Bubble?” it just rocks.

Here is Charlene Harwood’s official guide to understanding those from Norn Iron.

 Afeard - scared
Ah - I or me, ie Ah don't feel well
Aminal -common mispronounciation of Animal
Amptinat? -I most definitely am.
Arsehole -calling someone a rectum
Aye -meaning "yes"

Balleex- I disagree with what you said

Bake- Someone’s’ face

Banjaxed- Broken, Not working, Drunk

Beg- Something to carry things in i.e. bag

‘Bout Ye!- The most commonly used phrase in Northern Ireland. “How are you?”

Buggered- Broken

-          “Buggered Off”- to walk away

Childer- Children

Craic- Fun

Dander- Walk

Eejit- Idiot

Eff Aff- Fuck Off

Fillum- Film

Fingy- Someone’s name you can’t remember

Frig- Fuck

Flip- Fuck

Geg- Fun

Getawaydafuck- Go away now, or else

Happy Days- That’s good

Hardly- Not true

Hectic- Mad

Heerzeme- And then I said...

Houl On!- Wait!

Lifted- Arrested

Lingo- Language

Magic- Good

Majassif- Big

Messages- Shopping

Milly- Female teenager who is badly dressed, smokes, drinks and has child. Very rude. Equivalent to “Chav”

Ma- Mother

Norman- Someone with no friends

Offees- Off License

OI!- An exclamation

Prably- Probably

Parfil- Strong “Powerful

Peeler- Police Officer

Piece- Sandwich

Ragin’- Angry

Rare- Crap

Samitch- Sandwich

Scundered- Embarrassed

Shap- Shop

Sicken Ye- Would annoy you

Skinned Ye!- Beat you

Slabber- Making bad comments behind someone’s back

Spoofen- Lying

Spide, Steek- Male version of Milly. Equivalent of male Chav

Spoon- A stupid person

Stroked- Stolen

Tube- Stupid person

Understawnd?- Do you understand?

Vaka- Vodka

Weaker!- Brilliant

Wee- Small

Wick- Crap

Windie- Window

Yermaa- Insult when nothing else can be thought of

Yip- Yes

Yousens- More than one person

I cannot believe how much I wanted to do that! Most people in Northern Ireland (NORN IRON) speak like that! We’re actually more Scottish than Irish! Strange, huh? Well anyway, that is just for all my non-Norn Iron blog visitors to see what I mean when I speak without using proper English. Why not come to Northern Ireland one day and use your new found insight to converse with the locals? It’s really not as bad as everyone says! I haven’t seen a proper riot in years!

She-Who-Is-Floating-Up-The-Lagan-In-A-Bubble-Whilst-Stealing-Biscuts!

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