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I wouldn’t give ya the steam off my piss:I don’t like you.

I wouldn’t get up on him to get over a wall:an unattractive man.

I wouldn’t ride ya into battle:I don’t find you attractive.

I’d rather shit in my hands and clap:I’m not doing it.

I’ll lamp him:I’ll hit him.

I’ll leave your face like a painter’s radio:fellatio.

I’ll let you go:I’m finished talking to you.

I’ll redden your hole for ya:I will slap you.

I’m scarlet for ya:I’m embarrassed for you.

I’ve a crow to pluck with ya:you’re in trouble with me.

if he fell into a barrel of tits, he’d come out sucking his thumb:he’s unlucky

if I’d a garden full of mickeys, I wouldn’t let her look over the wall:I’m not attracted to her.

if there was work in the bed, he’d sleep on the floor:lazy person.

if wit was shit you’d be constipated:you’re not funny.

if you fall off that wall and break your legs, don’t come running to me:a mother’s warning not to do something stupid.

Jackeen:a person from Dublin. A term sometimes used by people from other counties in Ireland to refer to a person from Dublin.

the jacks:the bathroom.

jagging:hooking up but not yet in a committed relationship.

jammy:lucky.

jammiest:luckiest.

jocks:men’s boxer shorts.

jointed:a crowded place.

junior cert:the compulsory state exam you take in third year—midway through your six-year cycle of secondary school.

jumper:sweater.

kip:messy place.

kit off/tog off:change into or out of training clothes.

knickers:women’s underwear.

langer:idiot.

langers:group of idiots and/or to be extremely drunk.

laying pipe:having sex.

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