girsha
Girsha is an Irish dialectal word for a young girl — used in Irish English and Hiberno-English, particularly in older or more rural speech, and reflecting the Irish Gaelic language substratum that shaped Irish English vocabulary and rhythm.
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Girsha is an Irish dialectal word for a young girl — used in Irish English and Hiberno-English, particularly in older or more rural speech, and reflecting the Irish Gaelic language substratum that shaped Irish English vocabulary and rhythm. The word carries a gentle, fond register; calling a girl a 'girsha' softens the description with an Irish vernacular warmth. The term is archaic in contemporary urban Irish English but survives in rural areas and in the speech of older generations.
The girsha from next door was always in their garden, playing with the youngest daughter.
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(Ireland) A young girl.
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