Yella-belly' slang gets the once over in new guidebook
UNIQUE WEXFORD phraseology has been heralded in a new pocket book on Irish slang, which hit the book shops last week.
For Focal Sake' is a 32 County Guide to Irish slang, published out of submissions from people all over the country who submitted their distinct county colloquialisms to the website www.slang.ie
The book takes a funny, sideways view of how each county sees itself, and says of Wexford deas.
The book reads Want em battered or breadcrumbed, hun?'
Rissoles, the popular chip shop staple of Wexford town, is also featured.
However, the person who submitted this information to www.slang.ie wrongly suggests that these herb-infused potato cakes are known as spice burgers' every where else.
The rivalry between Wexford and neighbouring Kilkenny also features with the term Powderpisser', which Mr. Foley suggests is what Wexford people call Kilkenny people, especially in GAA circles'.
Controversially, he also says that local people pronounce The Faythe' in Wexford town (where GAA Club the Faythe Harriers hail from) as Faaaaaaait'.
He says I knew youz blow-ins from Ross weren't from The Faaaaait' as soon as ya opened yeer traps'.
However, anyone from the Faythe or Maudlintown areas would immediately understand that this interpretation could only have been submitted by a blow-in as it's really pronounced Faaaaigt'!
