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Geezer is a slang term for a man. In the UK and Ireland, it is used most often to refer simply to a man, e.g. "some geezer was here earlier", and less often as a complimentary phrase, e.g. "he is a proper geezer". In the US, the term typically refers to a cranky old man and can carry the connotation of either age or eccentricity; see fuddy ...
The second more direct origin of the current usage comes from 1914 when James Joyce used the Irish slang gas to describe joking or frivolity. During the "Jazz Age," the expression was picked up by ...
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?
Bodach s are seen at the beginning of Moonshine by Rob Thurman.; Bodach s occasionally appear in Charles de Lint's books of mythic fiction.; The term Bodach is used to describe shadow-like or "ink like" creatures—invisible to most people—that appear at locations before disasters in the books Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, and ...
Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The earliest known usage is from the early 19th century, when it was recorded as a London slang term. [1] The word's origin is unknown, and though many theories exist regarding its etymology, none are considered conclusive.
O.Ir. clocc meaning "bell"; into Old High German as glocka, klocka [15] (whence Modern German Glocke) and back into English via Flemish; [16] cf also Welsh cloch but the giving language is Old Irish via the hand-bells used by early Irish missionaries. [15] [17] colleen (from cailín meaning "young woman") a girl (usually referring to an Irish ...
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moiley – An ancient breed of Irish hornless cattle, from maol, bald or hornless. ogham – Ancient Irish alphabet. The Irish is also ogham (pronounced oh-um). omadhaun - A fool, from Irish amadán. orrery – A mechanical model of solar system, named for the Earl of Orrery. This is an old Irish tribal name, Orbhraighe.