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• LETTERKENNY LINGO FULL

Twig: hockey stick, even though none are made from wood anymore. Turtle: when one of the players in a fight would rather not and just crouches or falls to his knees and covers himself.

Top Cheese/Cheddar: used to describe a shot that goes in off or right below the crossbar. Every bar down shot is a snipe, but not every snipe goes bar down. Snipe: a powerful or well-placed shot that results in a pretty goal. Sieve: an awful goalie that has many holes to shoot through. The Show: the NHL, used in the context of “making it to The Show”. Sauce or Saucy: a well-executed saucer pass (a pass that goes in the air and hits back on the ice right before getting to the recipient) that sits flat on the receiving player’s tape. Kronwalled: a big hit by a defenceman, named after Niklas Kronwall Comes from the early hockey days when the losing team had to hose down the ice with water after the game because the Zamboni had not been invented yet. Hoser: another name for a loser, typically intended as an insult in trash talk. Grocery Stick: a player that sits on the bench the whole game between the forwards and defense, acting like a separator like the checkout line at the store. Has hands of stone, but is physical and works hard when he’s out on the ice. Grinder: a player that populates the lower lines or lower pairings. Gordie Howe Hat Trick: when players scores a goal, gets an assist and is in a fight, all in the same game ( details on the expression here.) a game that gets completely out of hand with multiple fights, lots of penalties, and lots goals. used to describe the craziness that ensues when hockey players drink/party/go to the bar.

Paul Bissonnette is the epitome of a grinder (Kevin Hoffman-US PRESSWIRE) Opinions vary widely on fishbowls, but if you wear one you’re likely one of the best players on the ice, or the worst.įlow: great hockey hair, typically long that flows out of the helmet when the player skates. Typically used as an insult in trash talk.

LETTERKENNY LINGO FULL

The Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT known locally as the Regional) is one of the largest institutes of third level education anywhere in Ulster.Bobby Clarke was missing a few chiclets (THW Archives)Ĭhel: the EA Sports NHL video game series.Ĭhiclets: teeth, usually used when describing the lack thereof for certain players.Ĭhirp: trash talk, directed toward an opponent, their bench or the refs.Ĭlapper: a slapshot, in reference to someone with a powerful slapshot or a slapshot that results in a goal.Ĭoast to Coast: a goal scored when a player starts the play near his own net.ĭinger: a pinch of chewing tobacco that players enjoy in the locker room before and after the game.ĭuster/Dusty: may or may not also be a bender, but is definitely very bad at hockey, gets very little ice time, and when he does get out on the ice it’s at the end of the game when the score is out of hand.ĭusts it Off: when a defenceman quickly stickhandles the puck then dishes it off to a teammate.įacewash: When a player sticks his gloves, palms first, into an opponents face just to annoy him.įishbowl: a helmet with a full plastic shield instead of a cage. McCullagh Jewellers, dating from 1869, and Speers Department Store. The Main Street is home to many older establishments including R. The three main shopping malls are the Courtyard Shopping Centre, the Forte Shopping Centre and the Letterkenny Shopping Centre, the latter being the oldest. Drug crime has become a problem in recent years, notably in the now demolished mart building. The Main Street has seen numerous assaults, stabbings, sexual assaults, drug raids and attacks on Gardaí in the past.

These statistics place Letterkenny as the sixth worst town in Ireland for public order offences, worse than the notoriously dangerous Dublin suburbs of Coolock and Clondalkin.

There were a total of 777 public order offences recorded in the town in 2003 with 1505 recorded in 2008. Letterkenny is one of the worst towns in Ireland for public order offences. The locals have there own slang which is commonly used. The Main Street, originally the retail centre of the town, has become a centre for popular night clubs and pubs, voodoo in particular has attracted figures such as Sander Van Doorn, Markus Schulz, Paul Van Dyk, Eddie Halliwell and Marco V in recent years. Letterkenny (from the Irish: Leitir Ceanainn), with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal.