Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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GLIGEEN
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
An empty-headed individual, a person who talks too much.
Use:
He's a gligeen.
He's a giddy person.
Derivation:
Irish 'GligÃn' - a babbler, hence as above.
(Dinneen)
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