A guide to Belfast Sayings, or how to speak Belfast!
Some of the common expressions in Belfast and their ‘translated’ meanings.
Aye – means “Yes”.
Bake – means a persons face
Bout Ye – means “Hello”
Mucker – a friend or mate.
Scundered – embarrased
Taty Bread – as in potato bread (local recipe), and is rhyming slang for DEAD
My favourite has to be Dead On, which translates to ‘everything is ok!’
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Some more Belfast Lingo, thanks to Matty
wa? : short for what
dander: a walk
miggin: horrible (often used in terms of weather!)