- omadhaun
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A fool, someone who is out of their senses, simpleton.
"No, you omadhaun. It bites your shoulder, rips it right off." Frank McCourt, Angelas Ashes, 1996.
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omadhaun — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n bit of a fool … English dialects glossary
omadhaun — [ ɒmədɔ:n] (also omadawn or omadhawn) noun Irish a foolish person. Origin C19: from Ir. amadán … English new terms dictionary
omadhaun — oma·dhaun … English syllables
omadhaun — ˈäməˌthȯn noun ( s) Etymology: Irish Gaelic amadān chiefly Irish : fool, idiot, simpleton … Useful english dictionary
amadan — ˈäməˌthȯn variant of omadhaun * * * /ah meuh dawn /, n. Irish. fool. [ < Ir amadán, dim. (with suffix án) of amaid a foolish woman < *anmedy witless ( < *an man t i; cf. MENTAL1), crossed with *ameth ( < *ambi bito ; cf. OIr baéth… … Useful english dictionary
