beag beagadán | little one |
bog bogadán | soft person |
brilla bralla, bhrille breaille | childish nonsense |
clic cleaic | click-clack |
cogar mogar | hugger mugger, cugger mugger |
dúr dúramán | dense person |
faoiste fáiste | nonsense ("faoiste"=fudge); "faoiste fáiste a dhéanamh de rud" - to make light of a thing |
fionna feanna | jot, nothing; "Níor fágadh fionna feanna ann" - Nothing was left there; "Ní fiú fionna feanna é" - It is worth nothing |
frois frais | mess; "frois frais a dhèanamh de rud" - to make a mess of something |
fudar fadar | mess; "fudar a dhéanamh de rud" - to make a mess of something |
fuile faile | confusion, commotion, fuss |
furtla fartla | fuss, confusion |
fut fat, futa fata | confused talk, babble of excitement |
giob geab, giub geab | chit-chat |
gliog gleaig | click clack, chatter |
holam halam, hulm halm, hulam halam | confusion, uproar |
hum ham | "Ní raibh húm nó hám as" - There was not a sound or a move out of him |
lug ar an lag | "Thit an lug ar an lag agam" - I was flabbergasted |
lumpar lampar | collection of odds and ends (fosta: "cruifleog") |
mioth meath | "eadar mhioth agus mhaith" - between good and bad of all sorts |
mugadh magadh | humbug, farce |
neúdar neádar | trifling, indecisive, insipid, namby pamby talk |
plob plab, plub plab | blubbering, incoherent speech |
rírá | hubbub, uproar |
rúille búille, ruaille buaille | commotion, tumult, confusion |
rúp ráp | confusion, din |
sciot sceat, sciot scot | "sciot scot a dhèanamh de rud" - to mess up something |
slupar slapar | sound of splashing water |
spior spear | "spior spear a dhèanamh de rud" - to make light of a thing |
triopall treapall | mess; "Ná fág gach uile rud ina thriopall treapall" - Don't leave everything a mess |
tuf taf | "Tá an sneachta alright ach is fearr liom tuf-taf é ná ina phlub-phlab" |
trup trap | noise; "Bhí trup trap acu ar fud an tí" - They were tramping loudly all through the house |
uirc airc, oirc airc | "Gheall sé na hoirc is na hairc dom" - He promised me the moon and the stars |
Tá eolas breise le fáil i mBéaldoideas, 1988, lch 141-152