craic

[ krak ]

noun

1. Often the craic. fun and entertainment, especially good conversation and company:

   Come for the beer, lads, and stay for the craic!

2. mischievous fun; laughs:

   We did it just for the craic.

craic

/ kræk /

noun

1. an Irish spelling of crack

Word History and Origins

Origin of craic¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Irish, from English crack, in the originally American sense of “wisecrack,” or from the Scottish English and northern English dialect sense “chat, gossip”

Example Sentences

"There's a lot of playfulness and a lot fun and craic, if you're offended by it then you're just not getting the joke," Móglaí Bap told BBC News NI last month.

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Móglaí Bap continued: "There's a lot of playfulness and a lot fun and craic, if you're offended by it then you're just not getting the joke."

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"Going to football gets you out of that mindset. It's good craic, I look forward to it every Monday," he added.

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Actor Healy, who was born in Newcastle, said he was "looking forward to have a craic with old friends and fans alike".

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"It is not just somewhere where people buy groceries, it is somewhere people can come, chat, find the craic," he said.

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