Taming 7 (Boys of Tommen Book 5)
Taming 7: Glossary

Bluey:

Porno movie.

Jammy:

lucky.

Jammiest:

luckiest.

Corker:

beautiful woman.

St. Stephen’s Day:

Boxing Day/December 26th.

Bonnet:

hood of the car.

Boot:

trunk of the car.

Pound Shop:

dollar store.

Burdizzo:

castration device.

Messages:

groceries.

Mickey/Willy:

penis.

Spanner:

idiot.

Feis:

a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival/event.

Hole:

often said instead of ass/bottom.

Solicitor:

lawyer.

Daft:

silly.

Daft as a brush:

very silly.

Poitín:

Irish version of moonshine/illegal, home-brewed alcohol.

Wheelie Bin:

trash can.

Jumper:

sweater.

Cracking on:

hooking up.

Runners:

trainers/sneakers.

Wellies:

rubber boots worn in the rain.

Fair City:

popular Irish television soap.

On the hop:

skipping school.

Cooker:

oven/stove/hob.

Rolos:

popular brand of chocolate.

Eejit:

fool/idiot.

Gobshite:

fool/idiot.

Lifted:

arrested.

Sap:

sad/pathetic.

Rebel County:

nickname for County Cork.

Primary School:

elementary school – junior infants to sixth class.

Secondary School:

high school – first year to sixth year.

Leaving Cert:

the compulsory state exam you take in your final year of secondary school.

Junior Cert:

the compulsory state exam you take in third year – midway through your six-year cycle of secondary school.

Playschool:

pre-school/nursery.

Junior Infants:

equivalent to kindergarten.

Senior Infants:

equivalent to second year of kindergarten.

First Class:

equivalent to first grade.

Second Class:

equivalent to second grade.

Third Class:

equivalent to third grade.

Fourth Class:

equivalent to fourth grade.

Fifth Class:

equivalent to fifth grade.

Sixth Class:

equivalent to sixth grade.

First Year:

equivalent to seventh grade.

Second Year:

equivalent to eighth grade.

Third Year:

equivalent to ninth grade.

Fourth Year:

Transition Year: equivalent to tenth grade.

Fifth Year:

equivalent to eleventh grade.

Sixth Year:

equivalent to twelfth grade.

GAA:

Gaelic Athletic Association.

Culchie:

a person from the countryside or a county outside of Dublin. Usually used as a friendly insult.

Jackeen:

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

Dub:

a person from Dublin.

Frigit:

someone who has never been kissed.

Gardaí Síochána:

Irish police force.

Garda:

policeman.

Shades:

police.

Hurling:

a hugely popular, amateur Irish sport played with wooden hurleys and sliotars.

Camogie:

the female version of Hurling.

Scoil Eoin:

the name of Johnny, Gibsie, Feely, Hughie, and Kevin’s all-boys primary school.

Sacred Heart:

the name of Shannon, Joey, Darren, Claire, Caoimhe, Lizzie, Tadhg, Ollie, Podge, and Alec’s mixed primary school.

St. Bernadette’s:

the name of Aoife, Casey, and Katie’s all-girls primary school.

Grinds:

tutoring.

Fortnight:

two weeks.

Chipper:

a restaurant that sells fast food.

Craic:

fun.

Gas:

funny.

Mope:

idiot.

The Angelus:

every evening at 6pm in Ireland, there is a minute’s silence for prayer on the television.

The craic was ninety:

having a lot of fun and banter.

On the lash:

going out drinking.

On the piss:

going out drinking.

Swot:

nerd/academically gifted.

Spanner:

idiot.

Yolk:

nickname for an illegal drug.

Hatchet craic:

great fun.

Langer:

idiot.

Fanny:

vagina.

Scoring:

kissing.

Shifting:

kissing.

Shifting Jackets:

lucky piece of clothing, usually a jacket, when trying to pick up a girl.

Langers:

group of idiots and/or to be extremely drunk.

Tog off:

change into or out of training clothes.

Child of Prague:

a religious statue farmers place out in a field to encourage good weather (an old Irish superstition).

Rosary, Removal, Burial:

the three days of a Catholic funeral in Ireland.

Spuds:

potatoes.

A slab of beer:

a box of 24 bottles of beer.

Get your hole:

have sex.

Ridey:

a good-looking person.

Strop:

mood-swing/pouting/sulking.