Swear words in Ireland

“Feck” is so mild you’ll hear it on daytime TV.

The 10 most-used swear words in Ireland, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   gee GHEE (hard g)Vulgar word for vagina.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   gobshite GOB-shiteA loudmouth idiot.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   bollix BOL-ixA useless person. Also testicles.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   gowl GOWLIdiot, from the Irish for crotch.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   shite SHITEShite. More poetic than shit.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   langer LANG-erCork slang: fool, or very drunk.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   wagon WAG-unA nasty woman.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   feck FEKFuck, on its day off.
   Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    eejit EE-jitIdiot, said fondly.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    Jaysus JAY-zusExclamation, Jesus with an accent.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it