Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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H.L.I.!
Construct:
Exclamation
Definition:
Coward, cowardice (usually heard at soccer games). Contemptuous exclamation directed at a player.
Also
Higos, A Touch Of The
,
Higo Shytes
.
Use:
H.L.I.!
Coward!
Derivation:
Initial letters of Highland Light Infantry, a British regiment despised by Cork people and not known for their bravery. Also see
Sawney
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