spalpeen
Meaning
- A poor migratory farm worker in Ireland, often viewed as a rascal or mischievous and cunning person.
- A good-for-nothing person.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/spalˈpiːn/
Etymology
A late 18th-century term, from Irish spailpín.
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