Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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SHLOWNY
Construct:
Adjective
Definition:
Slippery (surface or object).
Use:
The hill (tray) is fierce shlowny.
The hill is very slippery.
Derivation:
Irish 'Sleamhain' - smooth, sleek, slippery.
(Dinneen)
. And 'Slemda', 'Slemaigid' - smooth, slippery, makes smooth, polishes.
(Quin, Joynt, Condon, O'Daly, O'Sullivan)
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