Cork Slang, Like A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction · Acknowledgements
TASPEY OR TASPY

Construct: Noun
Definition: Ardour, high spirits.
Use: He has a great taspy on him.
He is in high spirits.
Derivation: Probably Irish 'Teaspach' - literally ardour, fury. (Ó Domhnaill). 'Tesbach' - ardour, fury. (Greene & Quin).


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