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* ''mháithé'' [vɑːˈheː], a minced oath (< ''a mháthar Dhé'' 'oh mother of God') | * ''mháithé'' [vɑːˈheː], a minced oath (< ''a mháthar Dhé'' 'oh mother of God') | ||
* ''níl | * ''níl heibhdil 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') | ||
* ''plíoda'' (f) 'truancy, cutting school'; ''ar plíoda'' 'barely (esp. from being caught or being punished)' (from פליטה 'escape') | * ''plíoda'' (f) 'truancy, cutting school'; ''ar plíoda'' 'barely (esp. from being caught or being punished)' (from פליטה 'escape') |
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