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  • 13-04-2015 12:02pm
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    I rang a man on the phone. I had a question for him. He said he had to ask his "beour".

    I thought he was saying 'bird' until I remembered what a 'boeur' is. It's his girlfriend. It can also refer to women generally.

    Does anybody know the etymology or origin of 'boeur'? The closest word I can think of, which shares its meaning, is 'bean' (Irish; 'woman') This seems unlikely, however.

    ANd while we're at it, what about 'mot'?
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    looksee
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    Would it be beau? Not a very correct usage but sounds rather the same? I don't think i have ever heard it, how did he pronounce it?

    No idea about mot, it is certainly an Irish rather than English word I think - Anglo-Irish rather than Gaelic Irish I mean.


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    hullaballoo
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    It comes from the traveller cant language and has been adopted mostly by people in the likes of Limerick city or Bray etc.


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