Lashes, langers, bozzers and belly bachelors: a new book decodes Cork’s local slang

Lashes, langers, bozzers and belly bachelors: a new book decodes Cork’s local slang. Sex, drink and religion are common motifs in the ‘extraordinarily rich’ colloquial vernacular of Ireland’s second cityIf Des MacHale had to nominate a favourite from the lexicon of insulting and inexplicable terms that comprise Cork slang, it would have to be “langer”.Depending on tone and context it can mean idiot, drunkenness or penis, a versatility that baffles outsiders and further enhances the word’s value.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Sex, drink and religion are common motifs in the ‘extraordinarily rich’ colloquial vernacular of Ireland’s second cityIf Des MacHale had to nominate a favourite from the lexicon of insulting and inexplicable terms that comprise Cork slang, it would have to be “langer”.Depending on tone and context it can mean idiot, drunkenness or penis, a versatility that baffles outsiders and further enhances the word’s value. “Langer is an absolutely beautiful word.

• Ponto de atenção: lashes.
• Ponto de atenção: langers.
• Ponto de atenção: bozzers.

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