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Slang phrase derivation - Ireland
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: niptuck-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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21 Jul 2004 03:46 PDT
Expires: 23 Jul 2004 03:16 PDT Question ID: 377061 |
Lee-a roady is Dublin (Ireland) slang for brave, 'balls' etc. Can you tell me where this phrase originated? |
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Re: Slang phrase derivation - Ireland
From: zenyany-ga on 21 Jul 2004 06:44 PDT |
"Liathroidi" is literally the irish (gaelic, as you say in the US) for balls. As in - "Bhi an buachail ag imir leis a liathroid" means "The boy was playing with his ball". (appologies for mis-spellings - it's been a while!) |
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Re: Slang phrase derivation - Ireland
From: niptuck-ga on 22 Jul 2004 04:20 PDT |
Thank you zenyany - buiochas. I am sure you you are right that this is the derivation. A new piece of information for Google to log up! Your spelling is great Niptuck |
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Re: Slang phrase derivation - Ireland
From: niptuck-ga on 22 Jul 2004 04:27 PDT |
To whom it concerns at Google - I regard zenyany's comment as an answer Niptuck |
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Re: Slang phrase derivation - Ireland
From: niptuck-ga on 22 Jul 2004 10:31 PDT |
Sorry I didn't rate the answer - **** niptuck |
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Re: Slang phrase derivation - Ireland
From: pinkfreud-ga on 22 Jul 2004 10:55 PDT |
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