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langer.

Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlæŋɚ/Ireland
  1. Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).

    Ireland · derogatory · slang
  2. An annoying person.

    Ireland · derogatory · offensive · slang
  3. Penis.

    Ireland · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Suggestions include: * from langur monkeys, via the Munster Fusiliers regiment stationed in India * from languor * from lang, variant of long * from "on the lang", supposed variant of on the lam * from leangaire, a word in Cnósach Focal ó Bhaile Bhúirne, a dictionary of the Muskerry Gaeltacht. It means an unusually long slender salmon.

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