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Old man. Bog [1] From bog, soft (related to boglach swamp), from Old Irish bocc. [2] 14th century. [3] Bothan A hut, often an illegal drinking den. (cf Bothy) Caber toss An athletic event, from the Gaelic word "cabar" which refers to a wooden pole. Cailleach An old woman, a hag, or a particular ancient goddess. Cairn [1] From càrn. The word's ...
Dots (acronym, from the song Dirty Old Town by The Pogues) Salisbury Sallies (see Sally Salisbury) Sandown Rundowners, Sad Downers (pejorative) Sandwich Sarnies Scarborough Scarbs, Algerinos, Bottom-enders (for those born or raised in the old town) Scotland Scotties, Jocks [81] Macs, Sweaties (offensive; from rhyming slang "Sweaty Sock" for ...
Bodach s are seen at the beginning of Moonshine by Rob Thurman.; Bodach s occasionally appear in Charles de Lint's books of mythic fiction.; The term Bodach is used to describe shadow-like or "ink like" creatures—invisible to most people—that appear at locations before disasters in the books Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, and ...
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
Codger: [7] An old-fashioned or eccentric old man. Coot: [10] A crazy and foolish old man; senile man. Cougar: [11] [12] An American slang term referring to older women who have romantic or sexual relations with younger men, although the term can also have a positive connotation depending on the situation or circumstance.
The Celtic languages of the British Isles use terms derived from Old English Seaxan, 'Saxon', possibly itself derived from Old English seax: Scottish Gaelic: Sasannach, in older literature Sacsannach / Sagsananch; the English language is Beurla.
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