Translated Terms
Northern Irish |
American |
| Aye | Yes |
| Bangle | Hard round bracelet |
| Beef burger / Mince | Hamburger |
| Beet root | Beets |
| Bin | Trash can |
| Bobble | Hair binder |
| Bonnet | Hood of a car |
| Boot | Trunk of a car |
| Baps | Dinner rolls |
| Brilliant | Awesome, great |
| Brollie | Umbrella |
| Brown Sauce, H.P. Sauce | Steak Sauce, A1 Sauce |
| Budgie | Parakeet |
| Bum | Derriere, butt |
| Bun | Sweet Pastry |
| Bungalow | One-story House |
| Bunged | Clogged or stuffed up |
| Buns | Muffins |
| Coach | Bus |
| Caravan | Trailer or mobile home |
| Caster sugar | Baking sugar (between table and powdered) |
| Champ | Mashed potatoes with onions |
| Cheeky | Rude or fresh |
| Cheerio | Good-bye |
| Chips | French Fries / American Fries |
| Conservatory | Sun Room |
| Cooker | Stove |
| Crisps | Potato chips |
| Cross | Angry |
| Dear | Expensive |
| Dinner | Supper |
| Draining Board | Counter top |
| Dual carriage way | Freeway |
| Dummy | Baby pacifier |
| Elevens | 11 AM snack |
| Exercise book | School workbook |
| Fags | Cigarettes |
| Fanta | Soda pop (usually lemon or orange) |
| Football | Soccer |
| Fortnight | 14 days |
| Fringe | Hair bangs |
| Frosties | Frosted Flakes |
| Full stop | Period "." |
| Garden | Yard |
| Good craic (pronounced crack) | Great fun |
| Gutties | Tennis shoes |
| Hair slides | Hair clips or barrettes |
| Half eight, half nine… | 8:30, 9:30… |
| Headmaster | Principal |
| Holiday | Vacation |
| Homely | Cozy |
| Hoover | Vacuum cleaner |
| Housing estate | Row houses or housing development |
| Icing sugar | Powered sugar |
| It's your go | It's your turn |
| Jotter | School workbook |
| Juice | Pop |
| Jumper | Sweatshirt |
| Kitchen roll | Paper towels |
| Knickers | Underpants |
| Larder | Food cupboard |
| Lashing | Hard rain |
| Legless | Very intoxicated |
| Lemonade | Carbonated soda pop |
| Liquidizer | Blender |
| Loo | Toilet |
| Lorry | Truck |
| Lovely | Really nice |
| Mallow | Marshmallow |
| Malteasers | Malted milk balls |
| Marathon Bar | Snickers Bar |
| Mars Bar | Milky Way |
| Master | Teacher |
| Mineral | Pop (soda) |
| Minging | Gross or stinking |
| Motif | Emblem (on clothing) |
| Motorway | Freeway or highway |
| Nail varnish | Nail polish |
| Nappies | Diapers |
| Naught | Zero |
| Net curtains | Sheer curtains |
| Netball | Similar to basketball (for girls) with no backboard |
| Notice board | Bulletin board |
| Pants | Underwear |
| Peeler, fuzz, coppers | Police |
| Petrol | Gasoline |
| Plait | Hair braid |
| Plimsoles / Trainers | Tennis shoes |
| Porch | Area between front and inner doors |
| Post | |
| Potato Bread | Bread made from mashed potatoes |
| Potato waffles | Waffles made from mashed potatoes |
| Poteen (or potheen) | Irish moonshine |
| Pram | Baby buggy or stroller |
| Primary school | Elementary school |
| Ribena | Concentrated black currant juice |
| Rounders | Similar to baseball |
| Rubbish | Garbage |
| Settee | Sofa |
| Slip-ons | Loafers |
| Soda farls | A type of bread |
| Stiletto | High heel shoes |
| Stone | 14 pounds |
| Supper | Bedtime snack |
| Swimmers | Public Pool |
| Tea | Evening meal or tea |
| Telly | Television |
| Tick | Check mark |
| Tights | Nylon stockings |
| Tinned | Canned |
| Tip | A real dump, messy room or house |
| Tomato sauce | Ketchup |
| Torch | Flashlight |
| Trainers | Sneakers |
| Trousers | Pants |
| Truck | Wagon |
| Vegetable patch | Garden |
| Wardrobe | Closet |
| Wee | Small |
| Windy | Window |
| Yard | Concrete slab |
| Zed | The letter "Z" |