Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
pimp
Irish translation:
fualán, mangaire striapach
Added to glossary by
Tony Pratschke (X)
May 28, 2004 21:10
20 yrs ago
English term
Monica Ridgway
pimp
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Just curious, as it happened to come up in a conversation at work... what is an Irish Gaelic term that would equate to "pimp"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | fualán |
Tony Pratschke (X)
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| 2 -1 | fostaitheoir |
Edith Kelly
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Proposed translations
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fualán
'Fualán' is given in Ó Dónaill's Irish-English dictionary as meaning 1. Urinal, chamber pot. 2. Wretch, pimp. A more recent glossary from An Coisde Téarmaíochta gives 'máistir striapach' (= master of whores)which has more literary pretensions than the term may deserve!
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Note added at 1 day 20 hrs 4 mins (2004-05-30 17:15:01 GMT)
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Note added at 1 day 20 hrs 4 mins (2004-05-30 17:15:01 GMT)
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Sorry for the delay but I had been unable to check my e-mail for a couple of days!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Good call, I like this one. I also like 'màistir striapach' for its quite literal meaning!"
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Edith Kelly
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fostaitheoir
is sometimes used but not really sure
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Tony Pratschke (X)
: 'fostaitheoir' is a variation on the word 'fostóir' meaning 'employer. (Ó Dónaill)
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True, it means employer, but it also has that vulgar meaning in the vernacular.
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