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(UK, _, dialectal, Ireland) Actually; really.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, _, dialectal, Ireland) Actually; really.

"Ach sure, there's no harm in the one drink atself, but wasn't Mrs. Farrell telling us Father had an extra twelve last night after his tay?"
Origin: Variation of the pronoun itself. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, _, dialectal, Ireland) Merely; even; only so much as.

"Ach sure, there's no harm in the one drink atself, but wasn't Mrs. Farrell telling us Father had an extra twelve last night after his tay?"
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