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Crack can mean, convey or imply several things. For example, the question "What is the crack?" can mean, firstly, How are you? or Is there any news? (either 'news' in general or news about a particular topic/event). Crack 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 crack." Which could mean several things but implies that the evening was in some way enjoyable. Crack 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. |
Crack can mean, convey or imply several things. For example, the question "What is the crack?" can mean, firstly, How are you? or Is there any news? (either 'news' in general or news about a particular topic/event). Crack 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 crack." Which could mean several things but implies that the evening was in some way enjoyable. Crack 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. |
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>The word 'Aye' is commonly used in the north of Ireland as a substitute for the word 'yes' |
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Craic, is a pseudo-Gaelic spelling of the English slang term crack, meaning good fun. Most commonly this word is associated with Ireland and its slang.
Crack can mean, convey or imply several things. For example, the question "What is the crack?" can mean, firstly, How are you? or Is there any news? (either 'news' in general or news about a particular topic/event). Crack 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 crack." Which could mean several things but implies that the evening was in some way enjoyable. Crack 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 substitute for the word 'yes'
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