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It could be argued that Cork is better known for using slang words than anything else, with visitors to the Rebel County often left bemused as to what we Leesiders are even saying half the time. It's common knowledge that Leesiders tend to use the word 'like' pretty extensively and that you can often expect to be welcomed by many locals' with a slightly high-pitched, "alright boy" or "how's it going girl?" But what other 'slang' words are heard in Cork? Locals, blow-ins, and visitors to the county have been giving their take on the Cork Reddit discussion page over the last couple of days. The discussion thread was started by a user whose wife had been taken aback by some of the lingo she had been hearing around the city. "My other half is Polish, and she's getting a huge kick out of Cork slang. "Gammy is her favourite at the moment. What's yours?" The thread has over 200 replies with some users even giving examples of how you could put their favourite words into sentences. Here's a collection of the best posts: "Yes I feel like the use of the word âscantyâ hit the heights of its popularity in the late 90s/early 00s, particularly in schools. For example, if you didnât give someone a square of a Yorkie or a Fruit Pastille, youâd be dismissed as âfu***ng scantyâ which was basically a death sentence." "Gatting" - went to college in cork and was asked on my first day if I was 'going gatting'. Didn't take me long to realise it meant drinking I can tell you that much" "Came to see the word "gowl". Can leave in peace." Lamp the gatch on that feen - 'look at the silly way that man is walking' Other favourites include: Haunted Very lucky. âI woke up late and was âhauntedâ to make the busâ Jointed A lot of people in one place. Crowded, packed. âThis place is jointed - Iâm on the dancefloor, where are you?â Morto Abbreviated form of mortified - embarrassed, humiliated. âI said thanks, you too when he said happy birthday - MORTO girl" Pure Used to enhance the description of something. âThat dinner was pure rottenâ And finally, one of the Reddit users decided to have a stab at fitting every single slang word into a sentence: "Your some gammy feen bai, getting langers over some beour that you aren't even jagging ya gowl." Let us know your favourite Cork slang in the comments!Follow Cork BeoFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnCork Loves