We’ve picked out 11 expressions that set the locals apart from the tourists – how many do you use?
5. Baltic
Unless you're in the midst of a discussion about Europe's most north-easterly states, you can assume this just means it's really, really cold. Example: "It's Baltic out there today." Photo: RM Studios
6. Bucky Gelder
Bucky Gelder was a historic name for a resident from a certain part of Carrickfergus - although the exact area is open to debate. Some have it at Scotch Quarter; some more specifically between Fisherman's Quay and the park; others between the castle and Fisherman's Quay. Wherever the name comes from, it seems to have some association with the shellfish industry. Photo: Google maps
7. Foundered
It's indicative of the Northern Irish climate that we have so many words, much like this one, that describe being cold. Example: "The heating was broken and we were absolutely foundered." Photo: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press
8. Gurning
A verb whose meaning can range from crying ("he was gurning his eyes out") to complaining ("what are you gurning about?") Photo: Jessica Da Rosa on Unsplash