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"as long as you're good craic." Now that is an interesting usage. I take it as using "crack" in an expansive sense of "company" rather than simply "news" or "
by dfawcus 3y ago
"as long as you're good craic."
Now that is an interesting usage.
I take it as using "crack" in an expansive sense of "company" rather than simply "news" or "gossip"?
(Possibly something which may confuse non native speakers of English.)
- ben_w 3y agoComedian Dara O'Brien wanted to name one of his shows something like "Good craic", but was told he couldn't because the British would colossally misunderstand.
- dfawcus 3y agoMisunderstand in what manner? The written form, the spoken form, or some minor meaning? The spoken "crack" has currency from around Yorkshire / Lancashire north, meaning "news" / "gossip" / "comversation", it'd not be confused. South of there is isn't so common. Many folks in the northern part recognise the Irishised spelling, but not all. Have a read of the first paragraph of this, which (as far as GB goes) is a fair summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craic
- ben_w 3y agoMisunderstood as the homophone crack is type of cocaine. Either that or butt checks, which are also euphemistically someone's "crack", but the implication I took from it being disallowed was the former.