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Default Re: Dialect/Slang Word- "Lash!"

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Originally Posted by stephen07 View Post
I've searched for it in Ulster dialect, Ulster-Scots, Hiberno-English and slang dictionaries but have never located it.
What about?
Possibly from Irish Laise or Luise meaning, glamour [with semantic extension to wonderful]
Source: Cork Slang
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