langer

ˈlæŋɚ

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#1·8h ago

(pejorative) Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).

Origin: . Suggestions include: * from langur monkeys, via the Munster Fusiliers regiment stationed in India * from languor * from lang, variant of long * from "on the lang", supposed variant of on the lam * from leangaire, a word in Cnósach Focal ó Bhaile Bhúirne, a dictionary of the Muskerry Gaeltacht. It means an unusually long slender salmon. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(pejorative, offensive, used in Cork) An annoying person.

2006, September 3, Brendan O'Connor [http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/roy-the-discreet-object-of-our-desire-134160.html Roy: the discreet object of our desire], Irish Independent:

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#3·8h ago

(vulgar) Penis.

: And central to it all is wind-up, making a langer out of people, to use that now unfortunate word that can still only be used correctly and said correctly by Cork people, even though the rest of the country has taken to it with gusto, …

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