JEGGINGS, NSFW AND WTF have all been added to various dictionaries around the world recently – causing everyone to take stock of where our language is right now.

But Ireland has some slang words that need to get some official recognition too. Like:

1. Morto

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Morto for the Oxford English Dictionary for not having this era-defining word.

2. Gowl

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An annoying person. The international community could do with a few more ways to call somebody out.

3. Hape

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An absolute load of something is a hape of it. When will those naive English speakers abroad move away from their uncultured “heap”?

4. Mank

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This beautiful, poetic word needs global recognition. Manky gets thrown around a bit but why use it when mank is more concise and, well, better?

5. Ossified

As in “I was absolutely ossified last night.”

The Oxford English Dictionary has it all wrong:

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6. Beour

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A good-looking person.

Irish slang at its finest.

7. Scuttered

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What is this language they’re speaking at the OED?

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Away with you.

8. Whist

As in “hauld your whist!”

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OED thinks it’s:

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Morto for them.

9. Bate

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Knackered. Wrecked. Exhausted.

Do any of those come close to the humble bate?

10. Naggin

A naggin of vodka is a traditional measurement for spirits that gets no love abroad. No, we didn’t mean noggin or nagging, OED:

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When will these sensational words get their deserved kudos?

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