nada Sara on 02 Apr 2007 10:54 pm
Cracked the sads
My friend Lucia is Irish and has a great way of phrasing things. Even if you have never heard Irish slang, it is pretty easy to follow what they mean.
Today she told me her older boy “cracked the sads leaving his mammy in the morning but as soon as i was gone he would be grand again.” Another favorite Lucia-ism: “we had a good craic.”
And then your typical odds and ends (”bits and bobs” as they might call them) always includes “lads,” “shite,” and “loads.”
Not Irish, but across the water, here is a comparison of the severity of two of my favorite UK slang words that I could never use myself without sounding like a “wanker.”
Bugger vs Bollocks - Bugger seems to be more mild than Bollocks.
on 03 Apr 2007 at 9:02 pm 1.Thiru said …
“Bugger” is a very popular swear word in my country of birth.
on 03 Apr 2007 at 11:02 pm 2.Clare said …
It surprises me that “bollocks” could be more severe than “bugger”, since it’s just a body part. And what about “bloody”? Does anyone say that anymore?
My knowledge of british slang comes mostly from Monty Python. My family is british, but they don’t swear except for the occasional “Flippin’ ‘eck!” under extreme duress.
on 06 Apr 2007 at 2:20 am 3.jen beyt said …
i am so going to use “cracked the sads”.
on 05 May 2007 at 1:09 am 4.tallulah said …
i hear ‘bloody’ more than either ‘bollocks’ or ‘bugger’; but i know they are pissed when they tells someone to bugger off.