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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Slang used in the Republic of Ireland. Pages in category "Irish slang" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 ...
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?
Shoneenism is a pejorative term, used in Ireland from at least the 18th century, to describe Irish people who are viewed as adhering to Anglophile snobbery. [1] Some late 19th and early 20th century Irish nationalist writers, like D. P. Moran (1869–1936), used the term shoneen (Irish: Seoinín), [2] [3] alongside the term West Brit, to characterize those who displayed snobbery, admiration ...
hooligan – (from the Irish family name Ó hUallacháin, anglicised as Hooligan or Hoolihan). keening – From caoinim (meaning "I wail") to lament, to wail mournfully (OED). kern – An outlaw or a common soldier. From ceithearn or ceithearnach, still the word in Irish for a pawn in chess. Leprechaun – a fairy or spirit (from leipreachán)
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Lists of slang" The following 21 pages are in this ...
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. The craic spelling, although preferred by many Irish people, has garnered some criticism as a faux-Irish word. [18] cross
Getty Images Located in Broward County on South Florida's east coast, Ft. Lauderdale, like many cities, has a language its own. Here's a brief guide to some of the top Fort Lauderdale slang terms ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Irish slang (13 P) Pages in category "Languages of the Republic of Ireland"