Irelandcute hoor
noun · Colloquial · cute HOOR — 'hoor' rhymes with 'poor'
A sly operator who works the system and stays just inside the rules — classically a local politician, publican or developer. 'Cute' here means cunning, not adorable.
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Ireland
Irish Slang for Money & Work
3 Irish slang terms for money & work, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Slang for cash, cost, employment and effort. Money terms are among the oldest and most durable slang in any language, and often the most regionally specific.
graft
noun, verb · Colloquial · GRAHFT
Hard work, and the willingness to do it. 'He's a great grafter' is high praise on a building site and in an office alike.
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hames
noun · Colloquial · HAYMZ
A botched job. Almost always in 'to make a hames of', meaning to do something so badly it has to be undone.