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The title of Four to the Bar's 1994 concert album, Craic on the Road, uses the Irish-language spelling as an English-language pun, [33] as does Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain's 2012 show Craic Dealer. [34] Now, 'craic' is interpreted as a specifically and quintessentially Irish form of fun.
Sláinte, Banjaxed, Stall the ball? Anyone can wear green on Saint Patrick's Day, but do you know what these Irish words mean and how to say them?
gob – (literally beak) mouth. From Irish gob. (OED) grouse – In slang sense of grumble, perhaps from gramhas, meaning grin, grimace, ugly face. griskin – (from griscín) a lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig, a chop. hooligan – (from the Irish family name Ó hUallacháin, anglicised as Hooligan or Hoolihan).
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Yes, the original and correct spelling is "crack". The term has been hijacked by the Irish and renamed to "craic". - Unsigned post by 81.129.64.13. The word CRAIC is an acronym in the Irish language meaning:- Ceol(Music) Rince(Dance) Amhrain(Songs) Inis Scealta(Storytelling) Cainte(Gossip) All components of a good time Irish style! Retrieved ...
The band also dedicated their 2005 album Home to their late mother. [57] It is regarded as a traditional Irish album as the band covered traditional Irish songs [58] taken from their mother's songbook to commemorate their 15 years as a band. [59] The album was produced by Mitchell Froom and featured the BBC Radio 2 Orchestra. [60]
a cirque or mountain lake, of glacial origin. (OED) Irish or Scots Gaelic coire 'Cauldron, hollow' craic fun, used in Ireland for fun/enjoyment. The word is actually English in origin; it entered into Irish from the English "crack" via Ulster Scots. The Gaelicised spelling craic was then reborrowed into English.
Cheap Trick – Inspired by the band's attendance of a Slade concert, where bassist Tom Petersson commented that the band used "every cheap trick in the book" as part of their act. [ 93 ] Childish Gambino – Donald Glover used a Wu-Tang Clan name generator in his sophomore year of college at NYU, inputting his real name and coming up with ...