Whether it's the difference between a gurrier and a gullier or the definition of a Dickey Dazzler, this list makes the richness and diversity of our gaelic language pale in comparison.

Even Peig Sayers would be hard pushed to find a phrase to match the resonance of "as useless as a chocolate teapot" and our own unique version of rhyming slang has made the language less mundane.

Consider this.

"I had an Arthur Power, met the skin and blister jumped on the Daniel Day, popped into the battle cruiser and finished up with a Bill Murray."
Stumped - here’s the nornal translation.
"I had a shower, met my sister, jumped on the luas, popped into the boozer and finished up with a curry."