craic

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craic

  • /kɹæk/ US, Ireland, UK

Sounds like crack · Rhymes with -æk

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Variant of crack, respelled after Irish craic (itself a borrowing from English).

noun

  1. Ireland, uncountable Often preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable company; also, pleasant conversation. ‘It is a great atmosphere, isn’t it?’ Leon was enthusiastic, not at all cryptic or withdrawn, wholeheartedly enjoying the ‘craic’, as he called it, slapping his hand on the table in time to the bodhrán rhythm from the group singing itself hoarse and unharmonious on the stage.

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