F

Face: Another word for a kiss. From John Mulholland

Facin' (facing). meaning: going out with, or attempting to go out with someone. eg: "Who are ye facin' this weather?" or "Did ye face her the other night?" From: Dominic Campbell

Fadge: Home-made bread, very like a large scone, with a cross cut in the top, some areas use it for potato bread. From Leda.

Faffin' (about): Wasting time, to engage in procrastination. From: Sally Kelly

Failed: In ill health.
'She's quare 'n' failed lukkin.'

'He's very failed since the operation.'

OR:

Failed: lost weight. Opposite: Well Meant: gained weight
(Last time I seen him he was failed but now he's well meant.) From: Florence McBryde

Fair spittin': Very, very, very angry, irate. From: Sally Kelly

Faired. It's stopped raining. It's faired. From: Linda

Fally. Follow,"you go on, an I'll fally ye" From: John

Famished, to be hungry for food. 'I'm famished, gie iz a bite ta eat, daughter.' From: Donna Knapper.

Famished, also 'I'm fammished with the cold', as extremely cold. From: R. Kennedy

Fank: Entangle, knot, twist, snarl ie "The rope is all fanked up". From:
Sally Kelly

Far-through: Exhausted, weak, emotionally drained/hung over. From: Sally Kelly

Fash: To overindulge, to tire or become jaded especially in relation to food From: Sally Kelly

Feard: afraid 'I'm feard o' that auld dug'. From Jean Elliott

Feardie: Coward, timid person.

Fedge: north Antrim pronounciation of fadge (potato bread). From: Wayne Kerr

Feds as in "Quick hide the fire works in your van the Feds are coming." affectionate term for the PSNI especially around Nutts Corner market.From Kevin Mac

Feed: A lot, particularly 'a feed of pints'. From Brian

Dominic Campbell adds: Feed: more examples: "He's had a right feed o'drink last night" or "I'm dyin' for a good feed"

Feg: Cigarette. "Hey, have ye a feg on ye? From - Farnsbarn

Fierce - meaning very. "That's a fierce heat, would somebody open a winda" From: Johnny Dallas

Figgaries: Small delightful things (can be either trinkets or sweets/fancy foodstuffs. From: Sally Kelly

Figure: light summer clothes.

'Thon's one gorgeous day, everybody's out in their figures.'

Fine Gubbit. As in the statement: Your ower fine gubbit. Meaning a Fussy picky eater. From Valerie Davidson

Finitched: statement of completion ie "Ma can I go out, I've finitched ma tea?" From: Anto McCrory

Fireboard - the mantlepiece. From Mags

Firemagade: Fire Engine. From Danny Corr

Fissle: Make rustling noise of the sort that people make unwrapping sweets at the theatre.

'Where's all that fisslin' comin' from? It's puttin' my head away.'

Fit: Attractive/pretty/pleasing on the eye. From: Sally Kelly

Flannin: Facecloth.

Flash: To distribute or share cigarettes. From: Sally Kelly

Flies graveyard - another name for the old fave the currant square in yer bag of wee buns.From Jim turkington / Alan rix

Floof: To cry, sob or whine (especially a display of emotion following too much alcohol). From: Sally Kelly

Fly man: Untrustworthy person, dodgy character.

'Keep yer eye on that one, he's a bittava fly man.'

Dominic Campbell adds: Fly boy: as per 'Fly man'. eg: "That there's a fly boy, he'd take the eye outta yer head"

Fog aw spuds: Quite a number of potatoes. From: Sally Kelly

Foobarred: 'The cars foobarred' its broken, wrecked. From Davie P

Foosey: Pronunced like 'pussey' meaning sweet treats ie cakes, biscuits,something nice and tasty. heard in the context of grannys fussey cupboard Ballinamallard. From - Sian Ferguson

Foot: Term used to describe arranging turf/peat to aid the drying process
From: Sally Kelly

Footer: Potter, dabble.
To meddle or fuss about without actually getting anything meaningful done. From: Sally Kelly

'Ah spent the whole day just footerin' about.'

'He spends all his time footerin' wi them oul cars.'

Dominic Campbell adds: Footer; used as a noun, denotes clumsiness. eg:"Don't let him fix your watch, he's only an oul footer, and he'll wreck it"

For by: As well as.

'Ah'll have a wee carton of peas for by the fish supper.'

For it: in trouble. You'll be for it if they catch ye. From: Brian Lynes

Fornenst: 1. Opposite, in front of.

'Waddya mean ye can't find it? Sure, it's right there, fornenst ye!'
2. In the future.

'Sure, y'nivver know what's fornenst ye.'

Dominic Campbell adds: Fornent, variant of fornenst, same meaning. eg: "He got a hiding fornent the class"

For til/ for to: To, in order to.

'Ah need that for til wash the dog.'

Forty Faces: A term used to describe someone who engages in duplicitous, slanderous discussion about other people. From: Sally Kelly

Fother: To feed or provide fodder to livestock. From: Sally Kelly

Foundered: Cold, chilled.

"I was foundered after working outside all day!". From: Sally Kelly

Frankie: Belfast person (from coastal Co. Down) Cormac O'Prey

Fraggle: Hippy type female/girl who wears boho chic/ethnic retro type clothing. From: Sally Kelly

Full: Drunk.

'He came home full last night again.'

Fur hatchet: not particularly attractive i.e. 'Shes got a face on her like a fur hatchet' From: Kelly Smith

Futtery: Fiddly (e.g. I can hardly see in your ear - it's a bit futtery). From: Julia Robinson

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