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Some Cualand Irish slang expressions:
Some Cualand Irish slang expressions:
* ''mháidé'', a minced oath (< ''a mháthar Dé'' 'oh mother of God')
* ''mháidé'' [vɑːˈdʲeː], a minced oath (< ''a mháthar Dé'' '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')
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