Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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OWNSHUCK
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A simple person.
Use:
He's an old ownshuck.
He's a simple, harmless person.
Derivation:
Irish 'Ă“inseach' - a fool (especially a female fool, a giddy woman).
(Dinneen)
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