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Craic, pronounced "crack," is an Hiberno-English slang term for fun, though more commonly this word is associated with Ireland and its colloquial slang terminology. Craic can mean, convey or imply several things. For example, the question "What is the craic?" can mean, firstly, How are you? or Is there any news? (either 'news' in general or news about a particular topic/event). Craic can also be used as a description, such as good, exciting, fun or interesting. Examples of this would be a reply to the question, "How was your evening?" such as "Aye* it was good craic." Which could mean several things but implies that the evening was in some way enjoyable. Craic is almost deliberately vague in its explantion, as it is used in several contexts, particularly and usually by Irish people, to convey or imply many different feelings or convictions.

The word 'Aye' is commonly used in the North of Ireland as a supplement for the word 'yes'

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-Craic, pronounced "crack," is an Hiberno-English slang term for fun. Although the word originates from English, it is usually, erroneously, spelt in the Gaelicized form.
+Craic, pronounced "crack," is an Hiberno-English slang term for fun, though more commonly this word is associated with Ireland and its colloquial slang terminology.
+Craic can mean, convey or imply several things. For example, the question "What is the craic?" can mean, firstly, How are you? or Is there any news?  (either 'news' in general or news about a particular topic/event). Craic can also be used as a description, such as good, exciting, fun or interesting. Examples of this would be a reply to the question, "How was your evening?" such as "Aye* it was good craic." Which could mean several things but implies that the evening was in some way enjoyable. Craic is almost deliberately vague in its explantion, as it is used in several contexts, particularly and usually by Irish people, to convey or imply many different feelings or convictions.
+*The word 'Aye' is commonly used in the North of Ireland as a supplement for the word 'yes'