Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Fool, trifling matter.
Always used in a negative context.
Use:
He's no daw!
He's no fool.
Derivation:
Probably Irish 'Dóigh'. "Nà h-aon dóigh an fear sin" - that man is not to be trifled with.
(Ó Domhnaill)
Also 'Dáe' - a human being.
(Meyer)
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