Gaelic is an Indo-European language spoken in Scotland (UK) and Ireland.
Words from this language are mainly literary ("bard"), Celtic myths ("banshee") and geological ("crag"). Most golfing terms ("golf", "caddy") are also present as the game originated in Scotland.
| Word | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| banshee | woman of the fairy mound | Figure from Irish myth. |
| bard | poet | Shakespere is often called "the bard of Stratford". |
| blarney | One of many literary terms from Gaelic. | |
| bog | soft | One of many geographical terms from Gaelic. |
| bother | trouble | Used in London slang. |
| brat | Badly behaved child. | |
| brisk | ||
| brogue | Rough shoe. | |
| caddy | One of many sporting terms in Gaelic. | |
| cairn | Memorial made of stones. | |
| clan | children | |
| claymore | great sword | |
| crag | ||
| dour | ||
| dune | heap | |
| gab | As in "the gift of the gab" (a good talker). | |
| galore | plenty | |
| glamour | ||
| glen | valley | |
| gob | Used in London slang for "mouth" or "spit". | |
| golf | ||
| hooligan | ||
| keen | ||
| Kent | white | English county. |
| lashings | abundance | |
| leprechaun | Figure from Irish myth. | |
| loch | Scottish lake as in "Loch Ness". | |
| moniker | name | Used in UK slang. |
| pet | tame animal, favoured | Used as a term of endearment in the UK. |
| phoney | ||
| pillion | cushion | A seat on a motorbike behind the driver. |
| pony | ||
| puck | Ice hockey term. | |
| shamrock | ||
| shanty | old house | As in "shanty town". |
| slob | slovenly | |
| slogan | ||
| smashing | that is good | Used extensively in the UK. |
| smidgen | ||
| smithereens | little bits | |
| sporran | purse | Worn in front of a kilt in Scotland (UK). |
| spunk | Has different meanings in UK and USA. | |
| Strontium | A metallic chemical element. | |
| swap | ||
| Tory | outlaw | Used as a nickname for the Conservative (political) Party in the UK. |
| trousers | Used in the UK - in the USA "trousers" are called "pants". | |
| twig | understand | Used in the UK. |
| whisky | water |
