Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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MOYLOW
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Drunk, inebriated.
Use:
He was moylow last night.
He was very drunk last night.
Derivation:
Possibly corruption of Irish 'Maith go leór' literally meaning well enough, but in context meaning inebriated. 'Tá sé maith go leor - he is a bit tipsy'.
(Ó Domhnaill)
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