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

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Originally Posted by stephen07 View Post
Possibly! Is "laise" pronouced laish? As I said it's not in any Hiberno-English dictionary I've searched, and seems to be very local even within Ulster. Thanks for all the replies! They're lash! (sorry )

Took a look at that Cork slang page and although the usage seems to be different it's certainly quite similar.
Well I know next to nothing about Gaelic, but I believe the ending -ise makes the sound [ʃ].

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