Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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OUT, TO BE HAD
Construct:
Verb
Definition:
To be deceived.
Use:
I was had out.
I was fooled.
Derivation:
Unknown, but possibly literal translation of Irish 'Bheith amuigh ar - to be out with (to deceive)'.
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