Irelandcraic
noun · Informal · KRAK
Enjoyment, atmosphere, good company — the quality of an occasion rather than any single thing in it. The craic was mighty.
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Ireland
Irish Slang for Going Out & Partying
5 Irish slang terms for going out & partying, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Nights out, drinking, dancing and the aftermath. A category where slang renews itself every few years as each generation renames the same activities.
gargle
noun · Colloquial · GAR-gul
Alcoholic drink, taken collectively. 'The gargle' is drinking as an activity and, often, as a problem.
locked
adjective · Informal · LOKT
Very drunk. One of a long list of Irish words for the same state, and among the most widely used.
on the tear
phrase · Informal · on the TAIR — rhymes with 'air'
On an extended drinking spree, usually more than one night. Implies momentum rather than a single evening out.
session
noun · Informal · SESH-un, often clipped to SESH
A long stretch of drinking, usually somewhere private and unplanned. 'A bit of a session' means the night got away from everyone.
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