People living in towns who were previously called "rough". Although located in urban areas throughout Ireland, most came from Dublin or were converted into a skanger by their Dublin friends or family. If involved in a conversation with non-skangers, it was most likely started by them, with something along the lines of "Here lad, ya got a lii? I beh I caaan seh yar hair on fyerrr", which translated into English means "Person in front of me I'm not acquainted with, have you got a cigarette lighter? I reckon I could set your hair on fire." Conversations amongst themselves usually begin with "waaaats de staaaaaree" (i.e. what's the story, i.e. how are things) before engaging in saying "staaaary" one after the other for awhile. Popular meeting points include doorways or other entrances/exits to passageways where only one entrance/exit exists.
While regarded by most as a serious social problem, it's unlikely the dreams of sending them all on a plane which may or may not land somewhere else will ever be reached given the lack of attention the issue is given because it's not "politically correct". Then again, neither is their behaviour but that doesn't stop them...
While regarded by most as a serious social problem, it's unlikely the dreams of sending them all on a plane which may or may not land somewhere else will ever be reached given the lack of attention the issue is given because it's not "politically correct". Then again, neither is their behaviour but that doesn't stop them...
Please forgive spelling mistakes above - I'm not fluent in their language and I'm proud of it!
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by AER June 16, 2005
dublin type, reebok/nike fantics, dance music likers...like to pick fights with "rockers" typical phrases 'storeeeee bud' 'yer ma' 'I'll knife ya, you and yer fuckin sad-ass mates' generally not the sharpest knives in the block, the girls usually have blonde hair, and large gold hooped earrings, and after the age of 15, a child or a buggy
Tara Dunne type person, yeah her...GRRR and anyone who is incapable of doing things outside of "the group", think they are the 'in crowd'
by Jill July 7, 2004
An Irish slang word to describe a specific group of people. Scarily, the connotations associated with describing someone as a skanger are almost identical to those associated with describing someone as a charva in Britain, despite the fact that these words refer to completely different groups of people in different countries.
by Underscore October 16, 2003
by MillionMoneyEASTBOY August 14, 2009
Dublin's version of a townie. Loud, rude and obnoxious people, usually the type to start a fight with a "rocker" or at least give them a hard time. Overall not nice person.
by Rachel July 10, 2003
An inbred piece of shit who usually has AIDS and tries to mug you by threatening to put a neddle in you an injecting blood infected with AIDS into you. Usually they live in Dublin's shitholes. Person who wears NIKE all the time and pivots their cap at a 45 degree angle and usually says:
by Fintan September 6, 2004
A person who listens to hardhouse music and wears tracksuits, hoodys (sometimes a hat) and sport a flat spikey haircut, well its kinda hard to explain. They wear striped shirts, jeans and a load of chains for discos (mostly teenage.) Usually from kipholes like Dublin and in local towns eg. Carrickmacross, Ardee, Dundalk. Usually talk like this "well wats the craic" or "wats da story??"
by AshleeD February 18, 2005