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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Real world research #7882 10/27/2000 7:23 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK Jo Spoke to my Irish colleague last night, and she claims to have been using 'feck' (perhaps like the Americans use 'frig', or these days 'frak') as a kind of euphemism for coitus, since before the days of Father Ted, as do many others in Eire. So I suspect the Father ted story, though very tempting, is not likely to be the right one. cheer the sunshine warrior Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Real world research #7883 10/27/2000 7:30 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I head it in an interview with the producer, so perhaps he was over keen to claim the word. It looks like it still hasn't made it into any of tsuwm's dictionaries, I'll see if it's in any of the on-line ones. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: feck #7884 10/27/2000 9:29 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia paulb addict paulb addict Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia <feck> Tsuwm, Shorter Oxford also has 'feck' as 19th century Anglo-Irish slang for 'steal' and cites J O'Faolain: Clan na Gael … is making ructions over sums they say were fecked in New York. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: feck #7885 10/27/2000 2:00 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 197 cary, nc, usa xara member xara member Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 197 cary, nc, usa a collegiate/desk dictionary isn't likely to have a lot of Scottish words. So what you are saying is that I need a new dictionary. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: feck #7886 10/27/2000 2:43 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >So what you are saying is that I need a new dictionary. oh, a used OED or W3 will do you just fine. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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