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Some Cualand Irish slang expressions: | Some Cualand Irish slang expressions: | ||
* '' | * ''mháithé'' [vɑːˈheː], a minced oath (< ''a mháthar Dhé'' 'oh mother of God') | ||
* ''níl héabhdail liom air'' 'I'm not feeling up to it' (An Yidish ''chnel hevdil lum er'' 'I don't care about it') | * ''níl héabhdail liom air'' 'I'm not feeling up to it' (An Yidish ''chnel hevdil lum er'' 'I don't care about it') | ||
* ''ganóbh'' (m) 'fraudster, crook' ''ganóbháil'' 'to bilk' (backformation from ''gănovim'' 'thieves') | * ''ganóbh'' (m) 'fraudster, crook' ''ganóbháil'' 'to bilk' (backformation from ''gănovim'' 'thieves') | ||