Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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KNACKER
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A trickster, a disreputable individual (usually with refernce to tinkers).
Use:
Don't trust him, he's a knacker.
Don't trust him, he's a trickster.
Derivation:
Note Irish 'Bitheamhnach' - a thief, a rascal.
(Dinneen)
Note 'Shelta' - naker, a tinker.
(MacAllister)
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