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Well, Mark Hamill and the rest of the crew better brush up on their Donegal slang – because some words won’t make all that much sense to them otherwise. Like:
1. Hi
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What they’ll think it means: A casual greeting.
What it actually means in Donegal: A word added to the end of a sentence for emphasis.
Friday 15 November, 2024
Friday 15 November, 2024
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10 words that have a totally different meaning in Donegal
RUMOURS THIS MORNING have identified Malin Head in Donegal as a potential filming location for the next Star Wars movie.
Well, Mark Hamill and the rest of the crew better brush up on their Donegal slang – because some words won’t make all that much sense to them otherwise. Like:
1. Hi
What they’ll think it means: A casual greeting.
What it actually means in Donegal: A word added to the end of a sentence for emphasis.
As in: “Luke Skywalker is some man, hi”
2. Handlin’
What they’ll think it means: Handling equipment, or at a push, some sort of annoying fee added to a purchase to annoy you.
What it actually means: An absolute nightmare of an experience.
As in: “That was some handlin’ of a spacefight yesterday, wasn’t it?”
3. Rare
What they’ll think it means: Something that is uncooked, usually referring to steak.
What it actually means: A bit strange.
“Jar Jar was a rare character hi.”
4. Wile
What they’ll think it means: A cunning strategy to manipulate someone.
What it actually means in Donegal: Strong/really/a lot of something.
Example: “It’s wile difficult to imagine Rey drinking a Football Special.”
5. Brave
What they’ll think it means: Courageous.
What it actually means: Many/far.
“You have a brave way to go yet, Leia.”
6. Foundered
What they’ll think it means: A mispronunciation of “founded”.
What it actually means: Freezin’.
“I’m absolutely foundered on this snowy mountain, lads.”
7. Lock
What they’ll think it means: A mechanism for keeping things like doors secure.
What it actually means: A quantity of something.
As in: “pass me a lock of that dinner, Yoda.”
8. Wains
What they’ll think it means: A completely inappropriate and random half reference to Wayne’s World.
What it actually means: Children.
As in: “Luke, you’re one of my wains.”
9. Header
What they’ll think it means: An action in soccerball.
What it actually means: Someone who’s serious craic.
“Kylo Ren is a header on a night out.”
10. Purdie
What they’ll think it means: A person from the Deep South of the USA saying “pretty”.
What it actually means: Potatoes.
You’re welcome, Star Wars.
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