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Majella: A "typical" Derry girl. From: Sally
Kelly
Make a bomb: To be prosperous; to make a lot of money;
to engage in a profitable venture. From: Sally Kelly
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Make: A halfpenny coin. From: John Maze
Make meaning penny. "I need another make to buy
sweets." From Des
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Mankin'/Manky - Disgusting. 'She's absolutely mankin''.
From: 'Yer Ma'
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Mant: Mant Annie, Mant Aggie From: John Maze
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March - not as commonly used in the 'Pravince' to
describe events of an allegedly cultural leaning, but in this case to
describe the dividing line between the lands of 2 neighbouring forms
e.g. I spreaded the slurry on all the fields that march wi' yer man
that lives in thon oul huckster of a place down the loanin. From: Noel
O'Rawe
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Marley - glass marbles as in a childrens game. Belfast
saying was "your head's a marley". An insult! From: Frank
Mallon
Marty adds: Yer head's a marley... was told this often at primary school!
Ian adds: marley usage, 'yer head's a marley an yer bum's a plum'
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Marra - tomorrow. 'See ye the marra wee lawd.' From:
Terence Donnelly
Mary Ellen, a woman's genital area. 'Git down or yu'll
hurt your Mary Ellen climbing on that tree.' From Donna Knapper.
May- had better. "Ye may get well happed up fer
thon werr wud founder ye." Only rarely used as in Standard English
e.g. May I go to the toilet? would be "Can I go to the toilet?"
From Stephen Hewitt
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Measly: Describing quantity or amount - meaning miserly,
miserable, paltry measure. From: Sally Kelly
Mell: To strike, beat or cause phyical injury ie "He
got a mellin' the other night". From: Sally Kelly
Melt: Indeterminate part of the body, usually under
threat.
'Ah'll knock yer melt in!'
Melt/melter - someone or something thats doing your
head in "you're meltin my head!" or "you're a full on
melt!" From: Emily
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Melter ye ...a person who does heads in! From: Emma
Y
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Messages - errands. 'Am away up the street to do a
wee lock of messages...' From Terence Donnelly. (ed's note: I've also
heard it used to mean groceries as in 'I'm away til the shap t'get the
messages.'
"I'm just going down the street for a few wee messages." Maggie
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Mighty: Very good, excellent, very enjoyable. From:
Sally Kelly
Millie - A girl from a working class area who generally
wears tracksuits and big ear rings. .
Ros Burns adds: in 1980s what we called girls who would now be called
"chavettes"
Milly: A "typical" Belfast girl. From: Sally
Kelly
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Millies - a nickname for 'female mill workers when
linen was a booming!' From: Jim Turkington
Mineral: lemonade (not bottled mineral water). eg:
"Gi's a mineral, before I choke" From Dominic Campbell
Mind - to remember.
'Will you mind to put the bins out?' From: JP Devlin.
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Minging : very dirty/smelly/dishevelled as in He never
washed for a week and wore the same clothes , he was just minging. From:
Steve
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Minter: Co Down word for Cracking, Outstanding, Brilliant.
ie: "David Healy scored a Minter against England". From James
Hanna
Minting it: To be prosperous; to make a lot of money;
to engage in a profitable venture. From: Sally Kelly
Mitch: Play truant.
Mitchin. Playing truant from school or, moving your
marlie closer to the hole when no one is looking. From: Farnsbarn
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Mite = small person. Used in terms of comfort
'God help the wee mite he's cut his wee knee so he has' From: Sian Ferguson
Mitts: meaning fists. put up your mitts if you want
to fight, From: Des
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Mizzle: Light, soft rain.
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Moke - a boy who wears tracksuits and thinks there
better that "they can knoct ur pan in" From: Matt
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Mon on - Let's go. From Brian. Belfast adds: also
heard as just "Mon" or "C'mon" or "Mon up"
when lifting a 'chile'
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Mooch: To cadge, scrounge or beg in a sly manner.
From: Sally Kelly
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Morr: Mother, as in a headline of many years ago "Welcome
to the Queen Morr!!!" From: Alan
Moss: The area of peat bog where turf are cut. From
Ali
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Mouchty/meuchty - not very fresh smelling - north
antrim word. From: Jean Elliot
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Mowl - Garden Soil. From: Farnsbarn
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Moylee, a cow without horns. Also a person with little
or no sense.That one is a real moylee. From: Des
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Mucker: Friend / Mate. From Jo
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Mulchie - same as culchie. From: Brian
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Muncal. "Am away round til see meuncal Shoey"
From: John Maze
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Munchies. people from the country. From muntir na
haithe. used in the 60's by school kids from Belfast. From: Linda
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Munter = minging, ugly esp female.'That wee blade
there's a munter eewww' From: Terence Donnelly
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Murra boy: Hello boy (when greeting a young man or
a friend) Used until late 60's in East Tyrone Montaighs (shore of Lough
Neagh).
Might be derived from the Irish "Dia's Muire duit" From Jack
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Mustard: Troublesome, difficult.
'That wee lad's absolutely mustard, so he is.'
'The town's mustard this close to Christmas.'
Note: in rhyming slang also known as Bird's (Bird's Custard.)
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Mutton Dummies, were slippers to be worn in school.
'Says she ta me, say's I ta her, get aff me foot yir killin me, yir
on me mutton dummy'. From Donna Knapper. Jen adds: where I grew up mutton
dummy referred to a gormless person with a glackit look about them who
did not speak in company
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