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Video: This 'How To Swear In Irish' Tutorial Produces Some Astonishing Results

Video: This 'How To Swear In Irish' Tutorial Produces Some Astonishing Results

This is fecking glorious, although highly NSFW if you work in Gaoth Dobhair.

Irish vlogger Cherry has researched the correct ways to bombard your enemies with a plethora of vitriolic abuse 'as Gaeilge,' and some of the phrases are truly remarkable.

For example, how beautiful is it that the Irish for 'wanker' closely translates as 'meat-whacker?'

Rather less poetic is the fact that 'cum' in our native language is simply 'sponc.' We're just not arsed about any of this new American slang, apparently.

Brian O'Driscoll might also take issue with the Irish for 'dick.'

And the last one might be a game-changer for people who head to Dingle for New Year's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K_OoDJg4Cc

*UPDATE*:

The idea for this video likely originated here, in an eerily similar one done by Clare Cullen 18 months previously:

Clare has loads of other gas stuff on her Youtube channel, including Mean Girls quotes in Irish, and you can check all of that out here!

H/T: Clare Cullen

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Gavan Casey
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