Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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CALL (3)
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Right (used in a negative context).
Use:
You had no call to do that.
You had no right to do that.
Derivation:
Irish 'Call' - right.
'NÃl aon call agat dó'. - No right to it.
(Ó Domhnaill)
Irish 'Cál' - right, relationship.
'NÃl aon cál'.
(Ó Briain)
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