(Northern Ireland) A young farm boy.
(Northern Ireland) A young farm boy.
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(nonce) A close body of men.
: "[...] devil don't it subtract a bit before the thing goes skylarkin' as it will before—500–550—say this is no place for a gazoon that wants to see Father O'Houlihan before he kicks the bucket," and Pat strode off wit…
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An Irish English term for a young boy, especially one employed as a servant or general helper. The word has a nostalgic, rural Irish flavour and appears frequently in 19th and early 20th-century Irish literature. It is warm in register, often evoking the hardworking boys of agrarian Ireland.
(Ireland) A young boy, a servant boy; a lackey.
An informal, slightly dated slang term for a person, carrying a mildly dismissive or humorous tone. Typically used to refer to a fellow or bloke in a non-specific way, often where the speaker finds the person odd or unremarkable. More common in early-to-mid 20th century American and British slang than in contemporary use.
(slang) A person.
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