Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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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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