Leaving Cert

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Leaving Cert

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noun Leaving Certs

Ireland, abbreviation, clipping, slang Clipping of Leaving Certificate
Ireland, slang A student in their 6th year of secondary school. As we passed some of the Leaving Certs clustered heavily on the middle corridor, their arms wrapped around their books and Norma Bolton said, 'who's wearing the flyspray?' 'Don't take any notice,' Colette said. 'They're only jealous.

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"Leaving Cert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leaving%20cert. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Leaving Cert. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leaving%20cert

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"Leaving Cert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leaving%20cert.

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@misc{leaving_cert_2026,
  title = {Leaving Cert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leaving%20cert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}