spide dialect , also: steek , also: jant

Some of the vocabulary used among young people in Ulster, such as the word "spide", is of Belfast origin.

There were also contributions by Portadown residents, including Tyler Mc Spide.

Spide (Northern Ireland)

Ireland: Knacker (Spide or Millie in Northern-Ireland)

RETURN TO TEXT For the benefit of the uninitiated, 'spide' is the colloquial Belfast expression meaning a 'meathead/ hood/ petty criminal', while Duncairn Gardens is a wasteland and one of the most notorious sectarian flashpoints in North Belfast.