What are some common English and Irish slang?

What are some common English and Irish slang?
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Boy=lad Male more generally=bloke, chap Girl=lass (especially northern England) General exclamation= oh my god/goodness; you’re kidding/joking; what do you mean? Frustration= oh sh*t/f*ck (probably less sensitive about this in the UK than USA); damn it; oh hell; no way Slang for it sucks=similar to America, minus ‘it sucks’. That’s awful/terrible/shocking No slang for hotel as far as I know, or chest, or salesman (some might use ‘dealer’ for salesman). For ‘rookie’ we would probably use beginner, or schoolboy (as in ‘schoolboy error)
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